Football: What's the difference between Scotland and Burkina Faso? One's a footballing backwater the other's a country in Africa; SCOTLAND SINK TO A NEW LOW - Rise of minnows is no shock to Bone.(Sport)

From: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: December 21, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: By John Docherty

JIMMY BONE could only smile yesterday when he heard on the the radio that Burkina Faso are now ahead of Scotland in FIFA's latest world rankings.

It's hard to believe that one of Africa's most impoverished countries - who did not play their first international until 1960 - are rated better than our lot.

What's more their home-based stars get paid around only pounds 30 a week for doing the job they love.

Burkina Faso is football crazy. The game means everything to the kids who are trying to escape from the ghetto.

While Scotland have ...

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