Soccer: No go for 'Battle of Britain'

The Scottish Premier League say a return of the "Battle of Britain" fixture would be welcomed by the fans - but difficult to put into practice.

The Scottish Premier League say a return of the "Battle of Britain" fixture would be welcomed by the fans - but difficult to put into practice.

The full-blooded fixture between the champions of England and Scotland was scrapped because of fears of crowd trouble and clogging up the fixture list.

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