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Scottish Soccer Coach Launches App Inspired By Bored Players Traveling To Matches

A new app specifically aimed at keeping soccer players entertained while traveling to and from matches has launched, created by Mark McGhee, the current assistant coach of the Scottish national soccer team.

Puzzler NAME GAME was first prototyped by McGhee, an ex-professional player, when he played for Scottish club Aberdeen in the 1980s, using just paper. McGhee was inspired by a conversation with current Scotland national soccer team head coach Gordon Strachan to resurrect the idea and turn it into an app when both grew tired of playing Scrabble together during international football weeks.