Football
Rod Stewart puts on strong show of support for Scotland at Euro 2024 – weeks after row with Simon Jordan
Sir Rod Stewart, 79, has shown his support for the Scotland men’s football team ahead of their clash with Germany in Friday’s Euro 2024 opener.
Manager Steve Clarke’s team takes on the host nation in the first fixture of the tournament at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Stewart will have to miss the game, however, as he’s scheduled to perform for concertgoers in Leipzig, Germany on the latest leg of his tour.
But Stewart was still keen to show his support for the team, despite being slammed by radio presenter Simon Jordan for “being from bl**dy Highgate” in London last month.
“Show tonight in Leipzig but my heart is in Munich!” Stewart penned alongside a photo of himself holding the Royal Banner of Scotland outside his private jet.
His defiant display of Scottish pride shows he hasn’t let Jordan’s words get to him following their altercation over the state of Scottish football.
On social media last month, Stewart urged Jordan to “shut the f*** up” and “back off” when it came to his opinions on Scottish football.
The Maggie May rocker branded the TalkSport star “motor mouth” and said he was “sick and tired of the constant deriding and disrespect” Scottish football receives.
Jordan hit back soon after, however, mocking Stewart on the airwaves and questioning his ties to Scotland.
“He is from bl**dy Highgate [London] for crying out loud. I only attack Scottish football because it is a low-hanging fruit – which is incidentally what you would find under Rod’s kilt if you looked.”
Rod Stewart posed with the banner on his way to Leipzig, Germany
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Defending his original take on the state of Scottish football, Jordan added: “Why would anybody be talking about Scottish football?
“He should be thanking me for talking about Scottish football – especially since coming from Highgate he should be supporting Arsenal or Tottenham,” Jordan quipped in another dig at the singer.
Stewart took to Instagram at the time to defend the pride and loyalty he feels towards Scotland.
“The whole world knows I was born a Londoner so no big expose there. Half the Scottish National team have English accents, we can’t all be Rob Roy,” Stewart wrote back.
“Criticise Scottish football all you want Jordan I’m fully aware of its shortcomings. But it’s the derogatory, sanctimonious, disrespectful way you do it mate. End of story.”
Stewart was indeed born in London back on January 10, 1945, to an English mother and Scottish father.
Rod Stewart and Simon Jordan’s public spat emerged last month
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His dad worked as been a master mason in Leith, Edinburgh before they moved to London.
Stewart’s parents married and began their family together north of the Scottish border before moving to the English capital before he was born.
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