Emirate of Fraxinetum

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The Emirate of Fraxinetum was a Moslem state of the ninth and tenth centuries, centred on the French Riviera, but extending up into Switzerland. Between the North Africans, Hungarians and Norse, Western Europe was really getting walloped in the 900s. Source.

Newmilns

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Newmilns is a village in East Ayrshire historically known for its lacemaking. Newmilns FC was a founding member of the Ayrshire Football League in 1891 (see below). When lace manufacturers Johnstone Shields & Co. set up a branch in Göteborg the company brought in Newmilns lacemakers, who introduced football to the Swedish city and brought about the founding of the clubs Örgryte and IFK Göteborg. Those two teams play each other tomorrow. Source.

Morton journey to Ayrshire to play west coast rivals Ayr United. Ayr are fifth in the Championship with 4 points, Morton ninth with 0.

Ayr’s captain Reece Lyon played for Morton from 2018 to 2023. Jackson Longridge played for Ayr from 2012 to 2014. Grant Gillespie played for them in 2020.

Ayr United’s manager is Gary Naysmith who has previously managed East Fife, Queen of the South, Edinburgh City and Stenhousemuir. His record against Morton is 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses.

The last Morton player to score against Ayr was Aaron Comrie, March 21st.

Morton have signed 18-year-old defender Christopher Cupps on loan from the Chicago Fire. And 20-year-old winger Sahil Bashir formerly of Bradford, Brighton, Huddersfield and Al-Markhiya.

[Ayr United 1 – 1 Morton. Goal by Eamonn Brophy.]

The other Championship matches:
Dunfermline Athletic (8th) 1 – 0 Raith Rovers (2nd) (yesterday)
This was a Championship League Cup R2 match.
Arbroath (6th) [1 – 0] Livingston (4th)
Partick Thistle (3rd) [0 – 0] Queen’s Park (10th)
Stenhousemuir (1st) [3 – 1] Inverness CT (7th)
Stenny have never been this high in Scottish football before.

Other matches:
Sauchie Juniors 2 – 1 St Andrews United (EoSL Premier Div) (August 25)
Mito HollyHock (7th) [1 – 1] Machida Zelvia (1st) (J1)
Annan Athletic (8th) [2 – 0] Dumbarton (9th) (League 2)
Banks o’ Dee (10th) [6 – 3] Invergordon (13th) (Highland League)
Largs Thistle (6th) [3 – 2] Gretna 2008 (13th) (Lowland League West)
Renfrew (15th) [1 – 5] Clydebank (7th) (Lowland League West)
Ardeer Thistle (9th) [1 – 2] Port Glasgow (4th) (WoSL 2nd Div)
Greenock Juniors (3rd) [0 – 0] Glasgow University (1st) (WoSL 2nd Div)
St Mungo AFC vs Greenock HSFP (Caledonian AFL Premier Div)
Irvine Victoria (15th) [0 – 1] Carluke Rovers (6th) (WoSL 3rd Div)
St Andrews United (10th) [1 – 2] Preston Athletic (16th) (EoSL Premier Div)
Montreal Roses (2nd) [1 – 0] Halifax Tides (5th) (NSL)
Ti-Cats (3rd East) [23 – 28] Stampeders (5th West) (CFL)
Elfen Saitama (11th) [2 – 1] Kobe Leonessa (1st) (WE League) (tomorrow)
Hokushukai Iwamizawa (6th) [0 – 9] Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (1st) (Hokkaido League) (tomorrow)
IFK Göteborg (12th) [1 – 0] Örgryte (15th) (Allsvenskan) (tomorrow)
St Pauli (13th) [1 – 2] 1.FC Kaiserslauten (14th) (2.Bundesliga) (tomorrow)
Pacific [4 – 3] HFX Wanderers (CanPL) (tomorrow)

Scrosoppi FC have won the Ontario Premier League and will appear in next year’s Canadian Championship.

The Japan Football League, Japan’s fourth tier, begins:
Grulla Morioka [0 – 0] ReinMeer Aomori

Challenge Cup league phase matchday 2 (August 25):
Dumbarton (28th) 2 – 2 Celtic B (13th)
Kelty Hearts (16th) 2 – 4 Clydebank (4th)

UEFA Champions League, playoff round, leg 2 (August 25):
LASK 5 – 1 Celtic
Celtic drop to the Europa League league phase.

UEFA Conference League, playoff round, leg 2 (mostly August 27):
Rapid Wien 2 – 2 Hearts (August 26) Hearts win on PK and advance.
Jablonec 1 – 0 Rangers Rangers are out.
Freiburg 4 – 1 Motherwell Motherwell are out.
Hibs 2 – 3 Gent Hibs are out.
KuPS 1 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers are out.
Larne 0 – 3 Lincoln Red Imps Larne are out.

Historical matches:

Scottish Alliance, August 29, 1891:
Airdrieonians 4 – 3 St Bernard’s
Ayr 5 – 5 Linthouse
East Stirlingshire 3 – 4 Kilmarnock
King’s Park 3 – 4 Thistle
Morton 4 – 3 Northern

Scottish Federation, August 29, 1891:
Albion Rovers 2 – 0 Pollokshaws
Arthurlie 9 – 1 Kilmarnock Athletic
Glasgow Wanderers 2 – 2 Clydebank
Hurlford 6 – 3 Wishaw Thistle
Motherwell 2 – 2 Burnbank Swifts
Royal Albert 4 – 2 Falkirk

Ayrshire League, August 29, 1891:
Beith 6 – 4 Annbank
Saltcoats Victoria 2 – 6 Ayr Parkhouse
Stevenston Thistle 4 – 1 Newmilns

106th Emperor’s Cup, Round Two

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It’s the Emperor’s Cup, Round Two, where the twenty-four Round One winners come up against the harsh reality of J1 teams playing at home. The matches are:

Match No. 25: Kashima Antlers (J1) [3 – 0] Atletico Suzuka (Tokai 1)
Match No. 26: Consadole Sapporo (J2) [1 – 3] Ventforet Kofu (J2)
Match No. 27: Nagoya Grampus (J1) [1 – 3] Gainare Tottori (J3) Upset
Match No. 28: Tokyo Verdy (J1) [4 – 1] Thespa Gunma (J3)
Match No. 29: Kawasaki Frontale (J1) [3 – 1] Tochigi SC (J3)
Match No. 30: Júbilo Iwata (J2) [0 – 1] Tegevajaro Miyazaki (J2)
Match No. 31: Gamba Osaka (J1) [2 – 0] Reilac Shiga (J3)
Match No. 32: Tokushima Vortis (J2) [3 – 0] FC Tokushima (Shikoku)
Match No. 33: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (J1) [4 – 1] Okinawa SV (JFL)
Match No. 34: Iwaki FC (J2) [2 – 0] Oita Trinita (J2)
Match No. 35: Fagiano Okayama (J1) [3 – 0] Belugarosso Iwami (Chugoku)
Match No. 36: JEF United Chiba (J1) [1 – 1] Azul Claro Numazu (JFL) [JEF win on PK]
Match No. 37: Vissel Kobe (J1) [2 – 1] Veroskronos Tsuno (Kyushu)
Match No. 38: Sagan Tosu (J2) [4 – 0] Kataller Toyama (J2)
Match No. 39: Avispa Fukuoka (J1) [0 – 0] Verspah Oita (JFL) [Avispa win on PK]
Match No. 40: Yokohama FC (J2) [3 – 1] Criacao Shinjuku (JFL)
Match No. 41: Kashiwa Reysol (J1) [2 – 1] Senshu University (Kanto Univ. 2)
Match No. 42: FC Imabari (J2) [4 – 1] Blaublitz Akita (J2)
Match No. 43: Yokohama F Marinos (J1) [1 – 0] Fukushima United (J3)
Match No. 44: Mito HollyHock (J1) [0 – 2] Kyoto Sangyo University (Kansai Univ. 1) Upset
Match No. 45: Urawa Red Diamonds (J1) [3 – 0] Yamanashi Gakuin University (Kanto Univ. 3)
Match No. 46: Red Bull Omiya Ardija (J2) [2 – 0] Vanraure Hachinohe (J2)
Match No. 47: Cerezo Osaka (J1) [3 – 1] FC Gifu (J3)
Match No. 48: Albirex Niigata (J2) [0 – 4] Kagoshima United (J3) Upset
Match No. 49: Kyoto Sanga (J1) [1 – 0] Maruyasu Okazaki (JFL)
Match No. 50: Montedio Yamagata (J2) [3 – 5] Fujieda MYFC (J2)
Match No. 51: Shimizu S-Pulse (J1) [2 – 1] FC Osaka (J3)
Match No. 52: V-Varen Nagasaki (J1) [3 – 2] Ehime FC (J3)
Match No. 53: Machida Zelvia (J1) [3 – 0] Grulla Morioka (JFL)
Match No. 54: Vegalta Sendai (J2) [1 – 2] Tochigi City (J2)
Match No. 55: FC Tokyo (J1) [6 – 0] Nagano Parceiro (J3)
Match No. 56: Shonan Bellmare (J2) [1 – 0] ReinMeer Aomori (JFL)

Middle-earth or Chūgoku?

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The map from a Japanese edition of Lord of the Rings. Source.

All these places are in the middle:
中国 is China.
中つ国 is Middle-earth.
中国地方 is Chūgoku Region.
中東 is the Middle East.
ミドルセックス is Middlesex.
ミドルトン is Middleton.