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Johannes Sigfrid Edström ( November 11 , 1870  March 18 , 1964 ) was a Swedish industrialist , chairman of the ___MASK45___ - America Foundation , and 4th President of the International Olympic Committee . The Scottish Football League ( SFL ) was a league featuring professional and semi - professional football clubs mostly from ___MASK19___ . From its foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League ( SPL ) was formed in 1998 , the SFL represented the top level of football in ___MASK19___ . After 1998 , the SFL represented levels 2 to 4 of the Scottish football league system . In June 2013 , the SFL merged with the SPL to form the Scottish Professional Football League . ___MASK19___ ( Scots : ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain . It shares a border with England to the south , and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south - west . In addition to the mainland , the country is made up of more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . For others similarly named , see the Andrew Aitken navigation page Andrew Aitken , known as Andy Aitken or Al Aitken ( 15 October 1919 -- 2000 ) , was a Scottish footballer who represented ___MASK71___ at the 1948 Summer Olympics . Aitken played as an inside forward in the Scottish Football League for Queen ' s Park between 1946 and 1949 . The 1948 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad , were an international multi - sport event which was held in ___MASK11___ , England , United Kingdom . After a 12 - year hiatus because of World War II , these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin . The 1940 Games had been scheduled for Tokyo , and then for Helsinki ; the 1944 Games had been provisionally planned for ___MASK11___ . This was the second occasion that ___MASK11___ had hosted the Olympic Games , having previously been the venue in 1908 . The Olympics again returned to ___MASK11___ in 2012 , making it thus far the only city to host the games three times . These were the first of two summer Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Sigfrid Edström . ___MASK50___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with ___MASK19___ to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of ___MASK50___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . ___MASK50___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . Tokyo , officially Tokyo Metropolis , is the capital of ___MASK30___ and one of its 47 prefectures . The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world . It is the seat of the Emperor of ___MASK30___ and the Japanese government . Tokyo is in the Kant region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands . Formerly known as Edo , it has been the de facto seat of government since 1603 when Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters . It officially became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from the old capital of Kyoto in 1868 ; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo . Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former and the . Helsinki is the capital and largest city of ___MASK44___ . It is in the region of Uusimaa , in southern ___MASK44___ , on the shore of the Gulf of ___MASK44___ . Helsinki has a population of , an urban population of 1 , 214 , 210 , and a metropolitan population of over 1 . 4 million , making it the most populous municipality and urban area in ___MASK44___ . Helsinki is located some north of Tallinn , Estonia , east of Stockholm , ___MASK45___ , and west of Saint Petersburg , Russia . Helsinki has close historical connections with these three cities . The United ___MASK33___ and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union . Association football is one of the national sports of ___MASK19___ and popular throughout the country . There is a long tradition of " football " games in Orkney , Lewis and southern ___MASK19___ , especially the Scottish Borders , although many of these include carrying the ball and passing " by hand ", and despite bearing the name " football " bear little resemblance to association football . The Scottish Premier League ( SPL ) was the top level league competition for professional football clubs in ___MASK19___ . The league was founded in 1998 , when it broke away from the Scottish Football League ( SFL ). It was abolished in 2013 , when the SPL and SFL merged to form the new Scottish Professional Football League , with its top division being known as the Scottish Premiership . A total of 19 clubs competed in the SPL , but only the Old Firm clubs , Celtic and Rangers won the league championship . ___MASK11___ is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom , as well as the most populous city proper in the European Union . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , ___MASK11___ has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". ___MASK11___ ' s ancient core , the City of ___MASK11___ , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " ___MASK11___ " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater ___MASK11___ , governed by the Mayor of ___MASK11___ and the ___MASK11___ Assembly .