U.S. Navy men taking a crash course in the thrills and spills of Scottish football
The rumble of planes overhead serves as some sort of odd comfort, but the boys from Annapolis know they have entered an alien culture.
The lads from the United States Naval Academy may at one time be asked to serve on land, sea and air. There are potential jet pilots among them. But, on a Saturday in March, they conduct the most friendly of invasions on the banks of the Clyde.
The visit to Scotland is breaking new ground for coach John Hackworth whose credentials include being an assistant at the US national team under Jurgen Klinsmann d n managing both Philadelphia Union and St Louis City.
On December 5, 2025, Hackworth was named head coach for the Navy Midshipmen men's soccer team, becoming just the seventh head coach in the 105-year history of the programme.
GO NAVY!