Key facts
- FC Twente has launched a tartan-inspired kit.
- The kit commemorates a friendship with fans from Stranraer, Scotland.
- The bond began in 2006 when a fan, Dennis Van Unen, fulfilled his dying wish to see an Old Firm match.
- The new kit will be worn for the first time this weekend.
- The Stranraer supporters' group is called the Stranraer Tukkers.
FC Twente has launched a special tartan-inspired kit to celebrate a unique and enduring friendship with fans from the Scottish town of Stranraer. The connection began in 2006 when Dennis Van Unen, a Dutch fan with terminal cancer, fulfilled his dying wish to experience an Old Firm match between Celtic and Rangers. He was accompanied by Stranraer supporters Jim McKie and James Hilton, forging a bond that has continued through reciprocal visits and traditions.