Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:51pm on 24 Jun 2026,Wednesday Sports
The world’s oldest known football has travelled from Scotland to Miami ahead of Scotland’s crucial FIFA World Cup 2026 group-stage match against Brazil. Dating from between 1540 and 1570, the leather ball was discovered during restoration work at Stirling Castle in the 1970s, lodged in the rafters behind the Queen’s Chamber. Recognised by Guinness World Records as the oldest football in existence, it is made from leather panels filled with a pig’s bladder and is roughly the size of a small melon. Now on display at Coral Gables Museum, the artifact forms part of an exhibition celebrating football’s global history and cultural connections. (PC: Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum)
