Features news coverage of Scotland and its players, including match reports and general football news.
It is always good to see passion in sport but it’s becoming rarer among players, maybe due to the fact that you’re now not allowed to incite any kind of passion in your own or the opposition’s supporters, whether you’ve scored...
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A historic night at Hampden tomorrow will see Diego Maradona’s first match in charge of Argentina. Both his appointment and the arranging of this glamour friendly...
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Written by Alan Worrall. One comment
Wednesday night sees the famous Argentina side arriving at Hampden Park for a ‘friendly’ (if either side could actually have such a thing) against Scotland.
I think I read somewhere that Argentina...
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Written by Graham Fisher. 4 comments
Considering that to Joe Public it is the be all and end all of the beautiful game, international football does not have an easy ride. Constantly undermined by dismissive club managers in the past, it is now facing up to a new enemy within: the spoiled...
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You know it is a bad miss when the culprit looks on in shock as the ball misses the target. This is exactly what Scotland striker Chris Iwelumo is doing in this photograph. He had a gilt-edged chance to score the winning goal against Norway on his...
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As Scotland slid down 10 places from 16th to 26th in the latest round of FIFA’s world rankings, is it possible that the country’s hysteria over the exploits at...
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Written by Alan Worrall. 6 comments
Scottish police have launched a major operation to stop Scotland supporters getting plastered on their way to the the World Cup qualifier against Norway at Hampden on Saturday. Frankly, they would be better off throwing their resources into a major...
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Politics and sports seldom mix, especially when sport is seen as a tool to gain political leverage (either by those using it or those protesting against it).
And when the sport is as widespread and as passionate as football, with the politics...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 29 comments
In the aftermath of yet another failed qualifying campaign, Scotland can at least take great heart in their gutsy and impressive performances over the past 14 months. Those performances have seen an unprecedented rise through the FIFA Rankings to the...
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Written by Alan Worrall. 7 comments
The season may only be four games old but already I can see Rangers and Celtic running away with it once again. Total domination seems likely after Rangers hit seven against Falkirk who managed just two in reply. That was followed up by Celtic hitting...
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Written by Alan Worrall. 4 comments
