Scotland Euro 2024 bulletin as Tartan Army face travel chaos and Swiss hit with triple injury blow

The Tartan Army face the nightmare prospect of being stranded during the Euro 2024 after rail unions in Germany threatened to go on strike and throw a major spanner into the works of the finals.

It is estimated around 100,000 Scotland fans will make the trip this summer to roar on Steve Clarke's men at the European Championships as they get ready to take part in the big summer blockbuster. Large numbers of the travelling support arriving in Germany by plans, trains and automobiles are planning to move around the country by the extensive and previously super-efficient railways.

There's a distance of 282 miles between Scotland's opening game in the tournament against hosts Germany in Munich to their second game in Cologne against Switzerland. And from Cologne, there's another 179 miles to the third game in Stuttgart against Hungary. But German railway unions could be ready to cause potential chaos by walking out during the tournament due to increased attacks on workers of the railway service in recent times.

The Eisenbahn und Verkehrsgewerkschaft - Germany's railway and transport union known as the EVG - have confirmed they will stop the trains unless they get assurances about their members' safety with an unprecedented number of fans set to visit the country after 20 million tickets were requested.

EVG board member Kristian Loroch said: "If the safety situation does not improve, we will ensure that the trains do not run. During our members' working lives, 82 per cent have been the victim of a verbal or physical attack and 36 per cent of employees currently feel unsafe when doing their job. The feeling of security has decreased significantly in the last five years. The boundaries in society are shifting. Whole groups are