Tag: Scotland
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Chaos At Leeds Shows No Sign Of Ending
Being from Scotland, and being a Celtic supporter, I have followed the story of British football’s most dysfunctional club, the one at Ibrox, keenly. Some of what has happened there is without parallel anywhere in the game, except perhaps for the rash of arrests and indictments at FIFA, but only someone who knows nothing about…
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International Blues
Is it only me who hates international weeks? Perhaps it’s a Scottish thing. All too often, our performances are the kind you watch from behind your hands, but only if there’s no room behind the sofa. The match against Poland was a case in point; you could feel the tension mounting up as the game…
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On this Day (5th June): Football League Latics, and Schoolboy Scholes
View image | gettyimages.com On this day 1978, Wigan Athletic held their very first meeting as an associate member of the Football League at their previous ground, Springfield Park. Chariman Arthur Horrocks and manager Ian McNeil met with the clubs directors and board members to discuss their Football League debut. It took Wigan just 29…
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Celtic in talks with Manchester City defender
View image | gettyimages.com Reports on BBC Sport and the Daily Record in Scotland state that Manchester City defender Dedryck Boyata is on the verge of joining Scottish champions Glasgow Celtic. Boyata, who is 24-years-of-age, has played nine premiership games for Manchester City in six years, is ready to put pen to paper on a…
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Everton face fight with Fire for Scottish winger
Everton face a battle with Chicago Fire for the signature of Shaun Maloney of Wigan Athletic, according to Daily Mail. Toffees boss Roberto Martinez is keen to spend £500,000 on the Scottish winger, with whom he worked closely with during his time as manager of Wigan Athletic. Maloney, 31, has been in good form of…
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Wilshere desperate to face Scotland, despite Man United clash
Jack Wilshere is “desperate” to play for England against Scotland on Tuesday, despite Arsenal’s crunch clash with Man United this coming weekend. Wilshere played the full 90 minutes as England beat Slovenia to maintain their 100% unbeaten record in qualifying for the Euro 2016 campaign. The midfielder is now expected to be rested for Tuesday’s…
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Foster relishing ‘hostile’ Scotland friendly
England goalkeeper Ben Foster expects a hostile atmosphere on Tuesday as they face Scotland at Parkhead. The two nations will meet on Tuesday for the first time in 15 years and Foster believes that Celtic Park will be a different prospect to that of playing at Wembley, both on and off the pitch. The Three Lions…
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Ex-United star: £11m for McCormack a signal of intent
Former England striker Michael Owen believes Fulham have sent out a “signal of intent” by spending £11million to land striker Ross McCormack from Leeds United. The Scotland international’s mega-money move to west London has sent shockwaves through the second tier of English football, with the Cottagers now widely-tipped to achieve promotion back to the Premier…
