| − | Edinburgh has two football clubs; Hibernian FC (nickname: the Hibees) and Heart of Midlothian FC (nickname: the Jambos). Both play in the Scottish Premier League. The famous author Sir [[Walter Scott]] wrote a novel ''The Heart of Midlothian'' based around the early days of the club and its founder [[Vladimir Romanov]], an exile from Tsarist [[Russia]] and boyfriend of the author [[Alexander Pushkin]]. [[Rugby]] is also popular. | + | Edinburgh has two football clubs; Hibernian FC (nickname: the Hibees) and Heart of Midlothian FC (nickname: the Jambos). Both play in the Scottish Premier League. The famous author Sir [[Walter Scott]] wrote a novel ''The Heart of Midlothian'' based around the early days of the club and its founder [[Vladimir Romanov]], an exile from Tsarist [[Russia]] and boyfriend of the author [[Alexander Pushkin]]. [[Rugby]] is also popular amongst the [[gay]] community. |