Craig Gordon dedicated his Hampden heroics to his newborn baby boy after an incredible whirlwind 24 hours. The Scotland star had a sleepless night as he waited for the new arrival to come at 6.56am Friday morning.
Gordon was by his partner's side to welcome baby Axel into the world – and he was back in the sticks little over 12 hours later to help secure the Nations League win against Ireland.
The 39-year-old revealed his lad is already the youngest member of the Tartan Army – as well as the nation's lucky charm. Gordon said: “Yeah, that was for Axel.
I got sent a picture of him watching on a laptop so he’s already seen his first game! I got the call at half 10 on Friday night, so I was at the birth, which was great.
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