The Tartan Army have promised to honour the former First Minister of Scotland ahead of the crunch Nations League match against Portugal, following his sudden passing aged 69.
Scotland fans are set to pay tribute to Alex Salmond with a minute’s applause at tonight’s big game at Hampden.
The former SNP man and Alba Party leader was a regular supporter of the Scotland side, having flown to Munich earlier this year for the Euros opener against Germany. And the Scottish Sun reports that the SFA has planned a minute’s applause before kick-off on Tuesday night - similar to a tribute in September 2022, following the death of the Queen.
“Many fans mixed with him and he joined in all the fun. He was always up for a good sing song and a party. I met him quite a few times, he was absolutely brilliant with us. When he was First Minister he wrote a column for the Famous Tartan Army Magazine.
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