Football fans can drink alcohol in seats during Scotland game

Football fans will be able to drink alcohol in the stands in Scotland for the first time in more than four decades at Tuesday's Women's World Cup play-off. Renfrewshire Council has granted a licence for the controlled sale of alcohol at the second leg of Scotland's encounter with Czechia at St Mirren's Marbill Coaches Stadium in Paisley.

Major restrictions on alcohol sales were introduced after Rangers and Celtic fans clashed on the Hampden pitch after the 1980 Scottish Cup final. There have been controlled experiments of alcohol sales on stadium concourses at several domestic games and at men's internationals at Hampden since the start of last season.

But Tuesday will be the first time fans will be able to drink outside in view of the pitch in 46 years. The Scottish Football Association revealed draught beer and bottles would be on sale at kiosks in the West and East stands - from 90 minutes before kick-off until the hour mark of the game - and can be consumed at seats.

The North and South stands have been designated as alcohol-free areas.