Actually it's got everything to do with football because the game is a rare example of Scotland being accepted as a separate entity in the international arena. It's the same with Rugby Football, but I'd be hard pressed to think of any other examples. I always assumed that the situation arose because when international sporting fixtures were first mooted in the mid to late 19th century, we had no-one to play against, so we played each other. For sentimental reasons, plus the existence of a separate Scottish football league system, FIFA have allowed this anomaly to continue. So........Scotland, Wales and Northen ireland are refusing to be part of a UK team for 2012 in case FIFA and/or UEFA demand a UK team for future world or European cup contests.

The End.