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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Most millionaires do these five things with their money

Being a millionaire may be more common than you think.

About 20 million people in the U.S. have enough assets to fit the definition, according to a 2020 study by Credit Suisse.

Chris Hogan, radio host and author of the book “Everyday Millionaires,” surveyed more than 10,000 of those wealthy individuals to figure out their secret to success. He learned that most millionaires aren’t the jet-setters portrayed on television.

“These are regular, hardworking, everyday people. They’re not flashy,” Hogan said. Most of them accumulated their wealth over time by making wise decisions, according to Hogan.

Having a particular mindset almost universally contributed to millionaires’ success, Hogan said. He found that around 97% of millionaires surveyed believed they were in control of their own destiny. That is much higher than the 55% of the general population Hogan found to hold the same opinion.

Check out this video to see the other four beliefs and practices that more than 90% of millionaires apply to their money.

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