By Paul Gardner I note, with considerable exasperation tempered by sadness, that Scottish soccer is experimenting with a marvelous new scheme for eliminating diving from theirgame. That Scottish soccer vitally needs something to save it from obscurity, something to save its very soul … which, let it be remembered was once a guiding light for […]
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Hearts manager Cathro casts doubts about Kitchen's future in Edinburgh
After a year and a half at Hearts, Perry Kitchen’s future at the Scottish club is in doubt. He was stripped of his captaincy after Ian Cathro took over as manager, and new signingChristophe Berra will be captain next season. “Naturally he’s not had a great time personally, having not been in the side as […]
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PFA chairman says Scottish game is 'rife' with illegal gambling
The dichotomy is not unique to Scotland, where players and coaches and executives are banned from wagering on soccer despite heavy sponsorship of teams and leagues and competitions by bettingcompanies. Many teams and leagues around the world sell shirt sponsorships and other marketing assets to shops and companies that take bets on soccer. Yet according […]
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U.S. Abroad: Pulisic assists in Dortmund win
Christian Pulisic set up Marco Reus for a nifty goal in the second minute of Borussia Dortmund’s 3-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in German Bundesliga. Reus was making hisreturn after being sidelined six weeks with a thigh injury. PaulArriola (Tijuana) and Emerson Hyndman (Rangers) also had assists in wins. DeAndre Yedlin returned to action, making a late appearance for Newcastle. […]
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Celtic's Rodgers remains ambitious despite unbeaten domestic season
Celtic wrapped up the Scottish league title with eight games to spare, extending its record to 37 domestic matches without a defeat under new manager Brendan Rodgers. “I said whenI came that, when I move on from here, whether the club move me on or I decide to go, I want this club to be […]
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Canada earns draw at Scotland in Findlay's last game as interim coach
Fraser Aird, who plays in Scotland for Falkirk, scored for Canada, which held Scotland to a 1-1 tie in their international friendly at Edinburgh’s Easter Road. New Canadian coach OctavioZambrano watched in the stands as interim coach Michael Findlay, who will become his assistant, coached the team.
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U.S. Abroad: Brooks and Hyndman get goals
John Brooks scored his first goal of the season for Hertha Berlin in a 4-2 loss at FC Cologne in the German Bundesliga. Emerson Hyndman scored his fourth goal in his eighth ScottishPremiership game since joining Rangers in a 4-0 win over Hamilton Academical. In Mexico, 21-year-old Diego De la Tejera, an FC Dallas product, […]
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Caixinha gets permission to join Rangers as manager
Portuguese coach Pedro Caixinha received permission from Qatar’s Al-Gharafa to join Rangers as manager, filling the vacancy following Mark Warburton‘s departure.
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U.S. Abroad: Hyndman hits winner, Wood strikes golazo
Emerson Hyndman scored a dramatic winner — his third goal in six games — as Rangers beat St. Johnstone, 3-2, in stoppage time for interim manager Graeme Murty‘s first leaguewin before 46,800 fans at Ibrox. Hyndman had hit the crossbar in the 90th minute but was not denied in the final seconds when he scored […]
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Warburton out as Rangers manager
Scottish club Rangers replaced manager Mark Warburton with its under-20 coach, Graeme Murty, for Sunday’s Scottish Cup match with Greenock Morton. Also out: assistant David Weir(the former University of Evansville star) and head of recruitment Frank McParland. Warburton, who took charge in 2015, exited a day after he told a press conference he had noworking […]