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Scottish Fans Visit Boston, Knicks Win NBA Title, Buffalo Crowd Sings Canadian Anthem
Scottish supporters marched through Boston during a World Cup visit. The New York Knicks championship and a Buffalo hockey game also produced shared moments among fans.
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Scottish national football team supporters marched from a statue of Robert Burns to Fenway Park on June 14, 2026, accompanied by bagpipes during their visit to Boston as part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Boston Red Sox president Sam Kennedy wrote that the scene was one none would forget and described hundreds of fans gathering as Bostonians stood cheering.
The supporters placed traffic cones on statues including Samuel Adams and joined Boston officials for a sister-city partnership signing between Boston and Glasgow.
Mayor Michelle Wu signed the documents establishing the link with Glasgow. In New York City the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA championship, their first title in more than five decades. Watch parties and a victory parade drew crowds across all five boroughs, turning strangers into fellow fans in workplaces and on the subway.
During a Buffalo Sabres home game this past hockey season the crowd sang the Canadian national anthem after singer Cami Clune’s microphone failed. Canadian spectator Linda Arcand said she cried upon hearing the rendition of O Canada.
