With John McGinn set to lead Aston Villa on one of European football’s grandest stages, the Scottish Football Podcast celebrates the career of one of Scotland’s finest modern players. How did a young talent from St Mirren develop into a Europa League champion, Premier League skipper and key figure for Scotland? What qualities make him […]
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Kasper Høgh netted a hat-trick, scoring his first goals for Celtic, as the Scottish champions cruised to a 5-1 victory over Kilmarnock on Sunday despite manager Martin O’Neill’s absence. The result gave Celtic back-to-back Premiership wins, although 74-year-old O’Neill did not travel to Rugby Park after undergoing what the club described earlier in the week […]
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Sevilla are nearing an agreement to sign Scotland Under-21 forward Robbie Ure from Swedish league leaders IK Sirius in a transfer that could reach 9.2m euros (£7.9m). The 22-year-old is expected to undergo a medical with the Spanish side on Monday before signing a five-year contract, having been offered the opportunity to become their leading […]
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Reflecting on another difficult European midweek has become a familiar Sunday routine for Scottish football. This time, however, Motherwell and Hibernian head into their return fixtures with genuine hopes of advancing, even if they are competing in the third-tier Conference League qualifiers. Motherwell will aim to complete the task after earning a 1-1 draw away […]
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The Scottish Football Association will organise a “critically important” summit to examine the future direction of the country’s game. All Scottish Professional Football League clubs have received an email inviting them to the forum, scheduled for 4 September in St Andrews. According to the invitation, the association plans to explore opportunities for developing homegrown players […]
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Celtic have lodged a bid worth approximately 11m euros for 24-year-old Egyptian winger Haissem Hassan of Oviedo. (Juan Velazquez, external) Oviedo are expected to approve Celtic’s £9m proposal for Hassan once the remaining details have been settled. (Anthony Joseph, external) Oviedo are completing the arrangements for Hassan to leave the club. (La Nueva Espana – […]
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Wouter Vrancken has inherited a club that saw a historic league championship slip away during the final 10 minutes of last season. Since then, the team have lost their influential captain and leading striker, as well as their standout midfielder, while the squad has undergone significant changes. His first competitive assignment was a Champions League […]
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Hearts’ difficult summer took another disappointing turn as two late goals condemned them to a 2-1 defeat against Aberdeen in their Premiership opener at Pittodrie. Wouter Vrancken’s team appeared set to secure a much-needed victory after Oisin McEntee put them ahead in the first half. However, just as Hearts approached their first win at Pittodrie […]
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Available to listen for 29 days Eilidh Barbour welcomes former Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam, Livingston player Ryan McGowan and Scottish football journalist Ewan Murray for a preview of the upcoming Scottish Premiership campaign. Following Celtic’s dramatic title victory over Hearts on the final day of last season, which club will come out on top this […]
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Hearts’ players stood just nine minutes away from securing a historic achievement and writing their names into club folklore. They were remarkably close to ending four decades of Old Firm supremacy. The long-time league leaders were level with defending champions Celtic in Glasgow as the match approached the 87th minute. They appeared poised to hang […]
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