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It's not often we get someone in your position on a show like ours here on Clyde One Super Scoreboard.

So kick off by telling me because you've spoken many times about being a big football fan

and you also happen to be

the first minister. How did those two collide? Well, I was taken to my first game by my late

uncle. I was a Celtic fan. First game was Reggie Blinker's debut and I was hooked. It was the

buzz that I got walking to Celtic Park with all these other fans,

the scarfs on me with my scarf on, my strip on, just being part of that kind of community

left me absolutely buzzing. So yeah, I know, so just totally hooked from then. Football's given me a lot

in life. I mean, I, even before as First Minister, this might not surprise you when I was

health secretary and other jobs I've had quite a fair bit of stress. And I think football's a great

outlet. When you're either playing or indeed watching, you're kind of thinking of nothing else. If you're

anything like me when you watch the football, get animated. And so that's a good stress reliever

too. So, yeah, football's not just great for entertainment and physical health. It's just extremely enjoyable and a great outlet for me in particular

when it comes to all the other stresses of life.

Scottish politics and football in Glasgow might be the two most polarising environments

anywhere in the world.

So what's it like being a First Minister who openly supports one of Glasgow's big two?

Can it come with these challenges at times?

Because I think people assume that everything you do is through the lines of being a Celtic fan.

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