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Andrew Watson: The 'most influential' black footballer for decades lost to history

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  By Andrew Aloia BBC Sport Last updated on 11 October 2021 11 October 2021 . From the section Football Watson was a trailblazer who helped transform how football was played There are two murals of black footballers facing one another across an alleyway in Glasgow. One helped shape football as we know it, the other is Pele. Andrew Watson captained Scotland to a 6-1 win over England on his debut in 1881. He was a pioneer, the world's first black international, but for more than a century the significance of his achievements went unrecognised. Research conducted over the past three decades has left us with some biographical details: a man descended of slaves and of those who enslaved them, born in Guyana, raised to become an English gentleman and famed as one of Scottish football's first icons. And yet today, 100 years on from his death aged 64, Watson remains something of an enigma, the picture built around him a fractured one. His grainy, faded, sepia image evokes many differen...
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11 incredible underwater sites

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If you thought all great places for travelers to visit were on dry land, think again! Be it museums, art installations or naturally occurring sites, there are many mesmerizing underwater locales around the world that any sub-aqua enthusiast can explore. Scroll down for some fascinating sub-aquatic treasures that are a "must-sea."
Underwater Museum of Art (Cancun, Mexico)
© Donald Miralle/Getty Images for LumixAlso known as Museo Subacuático de Arte (MUSA), this underwater museum is located in the waters surrounding Cancun, Punta Nizuc and Isla Mujeres. MUSA contains over 500 sculptures – both life-sized and monumental – by sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor and five other artists.
Neptune Memorial Reef (Florida, US)
© AP Photo/Wilfredo LeeAn artificial reef east of Key Biscayne, near Miami, this is a memorial site. The remains of those who are cremated can be placed in one of the reef's structures after their death.
Green Lake (Tragoess, Austria) 
© Marc Henauer/Solent News/ShutterstockThe lake goes from being a shallow winter pond no deeper than 7 feet (2.1 meters) to a spectacular underwater park in high spring, when snowmelt runoff from the nearby mountains floods the lake and submerges surrounding trees, footpaths, benches and bridges, creating a surreal underwater world. The lake’s emerald green color – and its name – comes from the underwater foliage.
Weeki Wachee Springs (Florida, US)
© Robert Sullivan/AFP/Getty ImagesOne of the deepest naturally formed underwater caverns in the U.S., Weeki Wachee is also a Florida State Park. It is popular as the only city with live “mermaids” – women in costumes. Guests can enjoy underwater performances and immerse themselves in the watery world of bubbles, turtles and manatees.
Cenotes (Mexico) 
© Westend61/Getty ImagesCenotes – natural sinkholes filled with fresh groundwater – are found all over the Riviera Maya, near Playa del Carmen and Tulum. Some of these cenotes were once used by ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings. This incredible and unique ecosystem in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula was created by a combination of various geological events and climate changes.
Christ of the Abyss (Florida, U.S.)
© Stephen Frink/Getty ImagesThis submerged statue of Jesus Christ is one of the prominent versions of Italy’s Christ of the Abyss installation. Located near the Dry Rocks, off Key Largo in the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the bronze statue is a major attraction among divers and a popular photography site in the Florida Keys.
Great Blue Hole (Belize)
© Andrew Hounslea/Getty ImagesA large underwater sinkhole located off the coast of Belize, the Great Blue Hole is a preferred destination, especially for scuba divers, because of its crystal-clear waters and diverse marine life that includes tropical fish and breathtaking coral formations.
Chuuk Lagoon (Federated States of Micronesia)
© Joe Dovala/Getty ImagesAlso known as Truk Lagoon, this site is the final resting place of ships, planes and submarines, as it was Japan's main base in the South Pacific during World War II. In 1944, Japan's fleet was attacked by the U.S., causing more than 60 warships and 250 planes to sink. Enthusiasts can access the ship graveyard and take a firsthand view of the wreckage.
Vanuatu Post (Vanuatu)
© AFP/Getty ImagesLocated within the Hideaway Island marine sanctuary, Vanuatu Post is the world's first and only underwater post office. Those who wish to send a postcard from under the sea, in the company of corals and multicolored fishes, need only scuba-dive, snorkel or, better yet, swim to the post office. The postcards are made of waterproof plastic and embossed with waterproof stamps.
Underwater Museum at Cape Tarkhankut (Crimea)
© Andrey Nekrasov/imageBROKER/ShutterstockThis underwater museum features sculptures and busts of prominent historical figures as well as former Soviet Union leaders such as Lenin, Stalin and Felix Dzerzhinsky, among others. The collection of busts is known as the Alley of Leaders. Created in 1992 by diver Vladimir Broumenskyy, the museum also houses duplicates of attractions such as Eiffel Tower and Tower Bridge of London.
Silfra fissure (Iceland)
© Wildestanimal/Getty ImagesSilfra fissure offers a unique chance to dive between the continental plates of Eurasia and North America. Divers and snorkelers here enjoy unparalleled visibility and views of multi-colored algae. The crack between the plates widens about 0.8 inches (2 centimeters) with every passing year.
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