Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Tiny Scottish club's earning notoriety with long winning run (The Associated Press)

Ajax holds the world record for consecutive victories at 26, achieved in the top flight of Dutch soccer in the 1971-72 season with a team containing greats like Johan Cruyff and Johan Neeskens. Officially, East Kilbride hasn't broken that record since it plays in the fifth tier of Scottish soccer, but Ajax doesn't see it that way. After the final whistle went on East Kilbride's 27th straight win in the Lowland League, an Ajax-branded van was driven onto the field at the club's K-Park ground and the crates of beer were revealed behind its sliding side door.

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