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Saint Michael and the Dragon

St Michael by Raphael. Today is Michaelmas. Source.

Parthenon, 1869

Study of the Parthenon, 1869, by Sanford Robinson Gifford. Source.

Echigojishi

Seki Sanjuro II performs the Echigo Lion Dance. Print by Utagawa Tokoyuni I. Source.

Stade Jos Haupert

Progrès Niederkorn's Stade Jos Haupert would show well in the Lowland League. Source.

St Mirren host Kilmarnock.

Killie's best score in a league match against St Mirren:

1961/8/26      Kilmarnock 6 - 1 St Mirren

And worst:

1980/10/4      Kilmarnock 1 - 6 St Mirren

How many games did Kilmarnock play against the other Premiership clubs last season?

5    Aberdeen

4    Hibs, Hamilton

3    St Johnstone, Ross County, Rangers, Hearts, Celtic

2    St Mirren, Motherwell, Livingston

[St Mirren 0 - 1 Killie.]

Mortonalia:

Morton have signed striker Ross Maciver on loan from Motherwell. The Wallace Duffy signing has been called off for reasons. Yesterday the club signed winger Josh McPake, who has played for Rangers and Dundee; defender Michael Ledger, who played for Queen of the South last year; defender Markus Fjortoft, who played for Hamilton Accies last season; and forward James Wallace, most recently of Fleetwood Town.

Developments:

The SPFL has issued rules for Covid testing in the League and Challenge Cups. Premiership sides that come up against lower league sides who can't afford to test will have the option of paying for the tests themselves.

I take from this there will be a Challenge Cup.

Other matches:

J2: Giravanz Kitakyushu 0 - 3 Mito HollyHock (September 23)

Mito HollyHock [3 - 1] Thespakusatsu Gunma (tomorrow)

J3: Fukushima United [0 - 2] Blaublitz Akita

JFL: Iwaki FC [3 - 2] FC Osaka (tomorrow)

Tōhoku: Morioka Zebra [0 - 1] Omiya SC

Faroes: B36 [1 - 2] HB (Monday)

Iceland: Throttur [0 - 3] ÍBV

Allsvenskan: Malmö [3 - 0] Häcken (tomorrow)

HJK 2 - 2 TPS (September 24)

Ilves [4 - 0] TPS (tomorrow)

Ireland: Longford 3 - 1 UCD (September 21)

Shamrock Rovers II [2 - 5] UCD

Luxembourg: Progrès Niederkorn 3 - 2 Union Titus Pétange (September 23)

Wiltz [3 - 0] Progrès Niederkorn (tomorrow)

3.Liga: 1.FC Saarbrücken [2 - 0] FC Hansa

Swiss Challenge League: Winterthur 5 - 2 Aarau (yesterday)

Korean Cup (September 23):

Suwon Bluewings 1 - 1 Pohang Steelers (Suwon won on PK.)

Canadian Doneil Henry plays for Suwon.

2020-21 UEFA Europa League, 3rd qualifying round (September 24):

There have never been four Scottish clubs in the 3QR of the Europa League before.

Riga 0 - 1 Celtic

Willem II 0 - 4 Rangers

Hapoel Beer-Sheva 3 - 0 Motherwell

Sporting Lisbon 1 - 0 Aberdeen

Sheriff Tiraspol 1 - 1 Dundalk (Dundalk win on PK.)

KÍ 6 - 1 Dinamo Tbilisi

CSKA Sofia 3 - 1 B36

Malmö 5 - 0 Lokomotiva Zagreb

2020 Copa Libertadores, group stage, matchday 4:

Group B: Tigre 1 - 1 Bolívar (September 22)

Group C: Jorge Wilstermann 3 - 1 Peñarol (September 24)

Historical matches:

Sept 26, 1914. Hibs visited Cappielow and played Morton to a scoreless draw.

Sept 26, 1992. Morton visited Stirling Albion and played to a 1 - 1 draw. Scott McArthur scored.

JFL 1999: Mito HollyHock 2 - 1 Jatco

Last ten non-Premiership sides to beat Celtic:

2013/9/24      Celtic 0 - 1 Morton        League Cup

2010/4/10      Celtic 0 - 2 Ross County (neutral site)    Scottish Cup

2006/1/8        Clyde 2 - 1 Celtic        Scottish Cup

2003/3/23      Inverness CT 1 - 0 Celtic    Scottish Cup

2000/2/8        Celtic 1 - 3 Inverness CT    Scottish Cup

1998/8/19      Airdrieonians 1 - 0 Celtic    League Cup

1997/4/23      Celtic 0 - 1 Falkirk (neutral site)    Scottish Cup

1994/11/27    Celtic 2 - 2 Raith Rovers (neutral site) (Raith won on PK) League Cup

1981/8/12      St Johnstone 2 - 0 Celtic    League Cup group stage

1980/8/27      Stirling Albion 1 - 0 Celtic    League Cup group stage

Coleraine FC versus Scottish clubs:

1970/9/15      Coleraine 1 - 1 Kilmarnock    Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R1

1970/9/29      Kilmarnock 2 - 3 Coleraine    Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R1

1987/9/16      Coleraine 0 - 1 Dundee United    UEFA Cup R1

1987/9/30      Dundee United 3 - 1 Coleraine    UEFA Cup R1

2018/9/8        Coleraine 1 - 1 Formartine (Coleraine won on PK.)    Challenge Cup

2020/9/17      Coleraine 2 - 2 Motherwell (Motherwell won on PK.)    Europa League 2QR

HFX Wanderers versus everyone else all-time, league and cup:

                    G    W    D    L    F     A    GD

Valour          8     5     1     2    9     4    +5

Forge           7     1     4     2    7   10     -3

Cavalry        7     1     1     5    4   10     -6

Pacific          7     1     3     3    7   14     -7

York9           6     2     3     1    7     8     -1

Edmonton    5     1     2     2    4     6     -2

Azzuri          2     1     0     1    3     3      0

Fury             2     0     1     1    4     5     -1

Atlético        1     1     0     0    2     0    +2

SFL Division Three results, Sept 27, 1924:

Beith 4 - 4 Helensburgh

Brechin City 1 - 3 Queen of the South

Clackmannan 0 - 2 Solway Star

Dykehead 3 - 1 Royal Albert

Mid Annandale 1 - 2 Lochgelly United

Nithsdale Wanderers 0 - 0 Dumbarton Harp

Vale of Leven 6 - 2 Montrose

1924-25 Scottish Qualifying Cup, Second Round replays:

Galston 4 - 0 Glasgow University

Vale of Leithen 0 - 2 Leith Athletic

Source: Glasgow Herald, September 29, 1924, p. 13.

The Temptation of the Idler

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Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone as Classmates

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100th Emperor's Cup, Round Two

Niigata University of Health and Welfare. Source.

It's the 100th Emperor's Cup, Round Two. This round continues the process of evening up the number of teams from each region. You'll notice that all of the Kanto teams also played in Round One, but none of the Shikoku teams did.

All the clubs of the 2020 JFL are present in this round except for FC Osaka, Tegevajaro Miyazaki, Veertien Mie, Suzuka Point Getters and Honda Lock, and four of those five were eliminated by another JFL team. Only FC Osaka were knocked out by a lower league side, in the Osaka prefecture championship.

(Hokkaido and Tohoku)

Match No. 17: Fuji University (Tohoku University I) [3 - 2] Sony Sendai (JFL)

Fuji University appeared in Round One of the 2004 Emperor's Cup and were beaten by Oita Trinita's U-18 squad.

Match No. 18: Iwaki FC (JFL) [0 - 3] ReinMeer Aomori (JFL)

Iwaki and ReinMeer had their first ever JFL meeting Sunday. This is the only all-JFL match in this round.

(Kanto)

Match No. 19: University of Tsukuba (Kanto University I) [4 - 3] Toin University of Yokohama (Kanto University I)

Big varsity match.

Match No. 20: Vonds Ichihara (Kanto I) [2 - 3] Tokyo Musashino City (JFL)

(Hokushinetsu)

Match No. 21: Niigata University of Health and Welfare (Hokushinetsu University I) [3 - 0] Arista Asama (Hokushinetsu I)

Match No. 22: Fukui United FC (Hokushinetsu I) [2 - 1] Toyama Shinjo Club (Hokushinetsu I)

(Tokai)

Match No. 23: Honda FC (JFL) [2 - 1] Tohoka University (Tokai University I)

Match No. 24: Nagara Club (Tokai II) [0 - 4] Maruyasu Okazaki (JFL)

(Kansai)

Match No. 25: Arterivo Wakayama (Kansai I) [1 - 0] MIO Biwaki Shiga (JFL)

Match No. 26: Tiamo Hirakata (Kansai I) [1 - 0] Nara Club (JFL)

(Chugoku)

Match No. 27: Fukuyama City (Hiroshima I) vs Baleine Shimonoseki (Chugoku I) [September 30]

Match No. 28: Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima (Chugoku I) [1 - 0] Matsue City (JFL)

(Shikoku)

Match No. 29: Kōchi United SC (JFL) [2 - 1] Takamatsu University (Shikoku University I)

Match No. 30: FC Tokushima (Shikoku) [5 - 0] Matsuyama University (Shikoku University I)

(Kyushu)

Match No. 31: Fukuoka University (Kyushu University I) [1 - 4] NIFS Kanoya (Kyushu)

Match No. 32: MD Nagasaki (Nagasaki I) [0 - 2] Verspah Oita (JFL)

Niigata University of Health and Welfare in the Emperor's Cup:

99回    R1    Nagano Parceiro 1 - 0 Niigata University of Health and Welfare

98回    R1    Nagano Parceiro 3 - 2 Niigata University of Health and Welfare

97回    R1    Gifu Keizai University 1 - 3 Niigata University of Health and Welfare

            R2    Cerezo Osaka 2 - 0 Niigata University of Health and Welfare

96回    R1    Kataller Toyama 1 - 0 Niigata University of Health and Welfare

Banquet of French Mayors

On September 22nd, 1900, French President Émile Loubet entertained 22,965 guests at the Tuileries Gardens during the 1900 World's Fair. Source.

The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, 1808

A side-on view of The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina in the Roman Forum, built in 141 AD and later converted into the Church of San Lorenzo in Miranda. Painting by Lancelot-Théodore Turpin de Crissé. Source.

Lenin's Rolls Royce Halftrack

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