Scotland fans branded 'friendliest Army in the world' by besotted German media as Cologne begs for return

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Scotland fans have been labelled 'the friendliest Army in the world’ by Euro 2024 hosts Germany. Around 200,000 Tartan Army foot soldiers descended on Munich last week for the country's Euro opener.

One week on, the kilted hordes have won the admiration of the host nation, with Germans declaring "we love you Scots."German internet news service Blick carried a major piece on the history of the Tartan Army under the headline, ‘The history of the friendliest army in the world.’Local Newspaper the Kolner Stadt-Anzeiger said simply “We love you Scots” and devoted all of Thursday's page 3 to stories and images of their visit to North Rhein-Westphalia.The headline read, in English: "No Scotland, No Party".TV station NTV were just as gushing in their praise.

They said: "The ‘Tartan Army’ is famous. She has a powerful voice, a beer spirit - and also has a heart for other people."On Thursday morning the thousands of Scots who were packing their bags after spending an incredible few days in Cologne said the news came as no surprise to them.Dermot McMahon, 54, from Motherwell who works for North Lanarkshire Council, said: "It has been amazing the amount of fans that are here.

The march up to the stadium was fantastic."The Scotland fans are amazing. It's just our attitude with everyone that we meet, being respectful and just here for a good time."Most of the fans here have been well behaved.