Hibernian 0 Glasgow Celtic 0 Scottish Premiership.
In the Scottish Premiership Hibs and Celtic had an intense 0-0 draw.
The game was close. With chances for both sides.
The other result in the Scottish Premiership today was;
Glasgow Rangers 2 Motherwell 2 Scottish Premiership.
The two results keep Celtic top and Rangers in second.
Hibs have moved up to fourth. And Motherwell have moved up to sixth.
Aberdeen 1 Dundee United 1 Scottish Premiership.
Aberdeen had a decent 1-1 draw in front of guest Sir Alex Ferguson.
McNulty scored for Dundee United.
Edwards scored an own goal for Aberdeen.
The other Scottish Premiership results today were;
Dundee 0 Livingston 4.
Ross County 3 St Johnstone 1.
St Mirren 0 Heart of Midlothian 2.
Other results in the SPFL included;
In the Scottish Championship some of the notable results included
Ayr United 0 Queen of the South 1.
Dunfermline Athletic 0 Kilmarnock 0.
In the Scottish League One results included;
Alloa Athletic 2 Cove Rangers 2,
Falkirk 3 East Fife 1.
In the Scottish League Two results included;
Elgin City 3 Stirling Albion 1.
Kelty Hearts 3 Annan Athletic 1.
In the Scottish Highland League some of the notable results included;
Deveronvale 0 Forres Mechanics 1.
Fort William 1 Clachnacuddin 2.
Huntly 0 Brechin City 3.
Strathspey Thistle 1 Brora Rangers 5.
In the Scottish Lowland League some of the notable results included;
Caledonian Braves 1 Bo'ness United 1.
East Kilbride 5 Gala Fairydean 2.
Scotland have lost at home, to France in the Six Nations,
The score was Scotland 17 France 36,
The result means France are on course for a Grand Slam.
France are now aiming for the Six Nations title
France have a strong team.-=
But Scotland will be disappointed with losing two games in a row,
2022 Champions League Final To Be Played in Paris, France,
The French capital is to host the 2022 European Champions League Final. The game will be held in Stade de France. The Stade de France is an incredible stadium. It has hosted many major trophies and matches, such as the Champions League Final, the World Cup Final. French international football matches, and French rugby union matches.
Aberdeen Unveil Sir Alex Ferguson Statue.
Sir Alex Ferguson was at Pittodrie Stadium to see the unveiling of a statue of himself, in his honour.
Alex Ferguson won 3 Scottish league titles, a European Cup Winners Cup, a European Super Cup, 4 Scottish Cups and a Scottish League Cup, while manager of Aberdeen FC.
There were famous win over Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Glasgow Celtic, Glasgow Rangers and Hamburg, while Ferguson was manager.
He is considered one of the greatest managers in World soccer history.
Hamilton Academical 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 - Scottish Championship.
In the Scottish second tier, Hamilton drew 1-1 With Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Mullin scored for Hamilton.
Pearson scored for Inverness CT,
The result leaves ICT in 3rd place.
In other results in the Scottish soccer scene;
Edinburgh City defeated Cowdenbeath 1-0.
In the Scottish Lowland League the results today were;
Broomhill 0 Rangers B 2.
East Stirlingshire 0 The Spartans 0.
AC Milan 1 Udinese 1 - Serie A.
In the Italian Serie A, AC Milan drew 1-1 with Udinese.
The Portuguese player Rafael Leão scored for AC Milan.
The Italian Destiny Udogie scored for Udinese.
AC Milan were in the top of Serie A at full time of the AC Milan v Udinese game. But Genoa v Inter Milan later in the night could change that.
Glasgow Rangers Draw Red Star Belgrade in Europa League.
Today Glasgow Rangers were drawn to play Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League. It is a big game for both sides. Both sides have an outside chance of winning the Europa League.
It is more of an open tournament, than the European Champions League. There is more of a chance for clubs from Scotland to win the Europa League than the European Champions League.
But there are still some big names left in the Europa League such as Barcelona, Sevilla and Atalanta. Plus many many more other big top quality sides.
Glasgow Rangers 2 Borussia Dortmund 2 - Europa League.
Glasgow Rangers drew with B Dortmund at Ibrox Stadium tonight.
Tavernier scored twice for Rangers,
Bellingham and Malen scored for B Dortmund.
The result means that Glasgow Rangers have won 6-4 over the two matches between Rangers and B Dortmund,
The result means Glasgow Rangers move into the next round of the Europa League,
I want all Scottish clubs to do well in Europe, including Celtic and Rangers,
So I hope Glasgow Rangers can go far in the Europa League.
It is a tough trophy to win. So Glasgow Rangers will need to play well to go far.
For me, European trophies are worth far more than domestic trophies.
So I hope Rangers go far.
Congratulations to Glasgow Rangers,
Napoli 2 Barcelona 4 Europa League.
The Napoli goals were scored by Insigne and Politano.
The Barcelona goals were scored by Alba, de Jong, Piqué and Aubameyang.
The aggregate win was 5-3.
It is a strong win for Barcelona that gets the glamorous Barcelona FC through to the next round of the Europa League.
Bodø/Glimt 2 Glasgow Celtic Celtic 0.
It was a disappointing night for Celtic FC, as they lost 2-0 in Norway to a top quality Norwegian club side.
Solbakken and Vetlesen scored for the Norwegians,
The result leads to a heavy 5-1 aggregate defeat for Glasgow Celtic.
I support all Scottish clubs in Europe. So I am disappointed that Celtic lost.
I think Glasgow Celtic could have had made a real chance of winning the Europa Conference League.
Winning European trophies is the priority in my opinion.
Ross McCrorie Extends Stay At Aberdeen FC.
According to reports, the Aberdeen star, McCrorie has extended his stay at Aberdeen FC with a contract.
McCrorie is one of the top Aberdeen FC players. He has played in many positions for Aberdeen FC,
McCrorie has played for other sides such as Glasgow Rangers, Ayr United and Dumbarton.
He has played for the Scotland Under 21 team.
He is a top player for the Aberdeen side.
Stephen Robinson Becomes St Mirren Manager.
He is a former Motherwell manager. He now takes over St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership,
Robinson has been capped by Northern Ireland. He was born in Northern Ireland.
St Mirren were looking for a manager after Jim Goodwin left for Aberdeen FC,
Scotland Beat Hungary On Penalties In Women's Soccer.
Scotland drew 0-0 with Hungary in the PINATAR Cup,
Then they won 3-1 on penalties to take 5th place in the trophy.
Eartha Cumings made a good winning save in the penalty shootout.
I Hope Glasgow Celtic And Glasgow Rangers Both Get Through In Europe.
I support the Scottish sides in Europe, including the Old Firm. So I hope Celtic and Rangers both get past the respective opponents, in the UEFA trophies.
Glasgow Rangers need to get past B Dortmund in the Europa League,.
While Glasgow Celtic have to get past a top Norwegian side in the Europa Conference League.
Both clubs face a tough challenge in the second legs,
I hope the Scottish clubs boost the status of Scottish soccer.
Scottish football needs to be the best.
Cagliari 1 Napoli 1 - Italy Serie A.
In the Italian Serie A tonight, Cagliari have drawn 1-1 with Italian giants Napoli.
Uruguayan Gastón Pereiro scored for Cagliari, while Nigerian Victor Osimhen scored for Napoli.
Also in the Serie A, tonight the other score was Bologna 2 Spezia 1.
Brian Rice New Alloa Athletic Manager.
The ex-Hamilton manager has been given the job of manager of Scottish League One side Alloa Athletic.
Barry Ferguson resigned as Alloa Athletic manager in mid-February 2022,
Rice played for many sides such as Hibernian and Greenock Morton.
Grasshopper Club Zürich 2 Young Boys 2 - Swiss Super League.
On Sunday, in the Swiss league Grasshopper Zurich drew 2-2 with the Young Boys.
On the same day the results were;
Sion 1 Zürich 1.
Servette 1 Luzern 1.
The top teams for winning Swiss league titles are 27 times for Grasshopper, 20 times for Basel, 12 times for Zürich, 17 times for Servette, and 15 times for Young Boys.
Other Swiss teams have won the league title.
Young Boys are from Bern. Bern is in Western Switzerland.
Motherwell 1 Aberdeen 1
On Saturday, Jim Goodwin's first game as Aberdeen manager ended in an away 1-1 draw.
Besuijen scored for Aberdeen.
O'Hara scored for Motherwell.
Other Scottish Premiership games over the Weekend included;
Hibernian 2 Ross County 0.
Livingston 1 St Mirren 1.
Dundee United 1 Glasgow Rangers 1.
Glasgow Celtic 3 Dundee 2.
St Johnstone 2 Heart of Midlothian 1
In the Scottish Championship results included;
Kilmarnock 3 Raith Rovers 0.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 Ayr United 2.
In the Scottish League One results included;
Cove Rangers 2 Falkirk 0.
Peterhead 0 Airdrieonians 1.
In the Scottish League Two results included;
Forfar Atheltic 1 Kelty Hearts 0.
Cowdenbeath 2 Elgin City 0.
In the Scottish Highland League results included;
Brora Rangers 2 Wick Acamdemy 2.
Lossiemouth 1 Fraserburgh 3.
In the Scottish Lowland League results included;
Gala Fairydean 1 Glasgow Celtic B 2.
Gretna 1 Glasgow Rangers B 5.
The Spartans 0 East Kilbride 3.
Scotland 2 Slovakia 0 - Women's Football
Yesterday the result was Scotland 2 Slovakia 0, at women's football.
Harrison and Thomas scored for Scotland.
It was in the Pinatar Cup.
Great Britain Win Curling Gold And Silver At Winter Olympics.
There were curling medals at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Eve Muirhead skippered the Great Britain side to gold at women's curling.
In the women's curling final GB beat Japan 10-3.
While in the men's curling GB lost 5-4 to Sweden in the final. Bruce Mouat was the GB skipper.
Scotland has a long history of curling.
Bruce Mouat and Eve Muirhead are from Scotland.
It would be great if Aberdeen FC built a 30,000 all seater all covered stadium,
It would be great if Aberdeen FC had an indoor dome stadium,
Aberdeen is a big city, so could support a large stadium.
The main problem is the cost of building a big Aberdeen stadium, and the problem of filling the stadium.
Aberdeen took 40,000 fans to the last League Cup final they won,
So Aberdeen have the potential to be a far bigger side in terms of attendances and support.
Thanks.-
Aberdeen Linked With Jim Goodwin.
Jim Goodwin has been the boss of St Mirren.
Goodwin has also managed Alloa Athletic.
Goodwin had a long career as a player. He played for many sides including Scottish sides Glasgow Celtic, Hamilton Academical, St Mirren and Alloa Athletic.
He was also capped by the Republic of Ireland.
Aberdeen are supposed to play Motherwell on Saturday.
Dunfermline V Partick Thistle Postponed.
The weather seems to be hitting Scottish football.
With the Friday Championship night game of Dunfermline v Partick Thistle called off.
Dunfermline are in 11th pace in the second tier, While Partick Thistle are in 5th place.
Atalanta 2 Olympiakos 1 - Europa League.
Italian side Atalanta defeated Greek side Olympiakos 2-1 in the Europa league on Thursday.
Tiquinho Soares scored for Olympiakos.
Berat Djimsiti scored twice for Atalanta.
There will be a second leg.
Barcelona 1 Napoli 1 - Europa League.
On Thursday, Barcelona drew 1-1 with Italian giants Napoli.
Torres scored for Barcelona.
Zielinski scored for Napoli. Piotr Zielinski is a Polish striker.
This was the first leg of the match up between the two teams,
This is a small poem.
The beautiful are forgiven for everything.
Whilst the ugly for nout.
I want to be held in the wings of a dying swan.
A small candle in the darkness, can shine a light more powerful than 3000 stars.
I have tears of ice,
I have been to Disneyland, Graceland, Nashville, New Orleans, Paris, Las Vegas, Hollywood, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Madrid, Woodstock, Amsterdam, Miami.
But I had the most fun with you.
If Croatia Can Reach A World Cup Final, So Can Scotland.
For years we have heard people say Scotland cannot reach World Cup Finals or other trophy finals. But if a country like Croatia which is smaller than Scotland, then why can't Scotland reach a final?
I am not insulting Croatia. They have done very well and have great superb players. But if Croatia can reach a World Cup Final, then so can Scotland. I think the main way to do this is to have B teams in the lower divisions so all the young Scottish players at the big sides are ensured of a chance of getting to play against senior sides in competitive soccer.
I support Glasgow Celtic, Glasgow Rangers, Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs, Dundee United and Motherwell having B sides in the lower divisions of the SPFL or in the Scottish Highland League, or Scottish Lowland League.
Rangers Win And Celtic Lose In Europe.
On Thursday it was a mixed day for Scottish teams in the UEFA matches.
Glasgow Rangers defeated Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League.
Glasgow Celtic lost at home to Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt, in the Europa Conference League.
Glasgow Rangers had one of their greatest European nights, as they defeated the mighty Borussia Dortmund 4-2 in Germany with goals for Rangers scored by Tavernier, Morelos, Lundstram and an own goal.
Bellingham and Guerreiro scored for B Dortmund.
There should be a second leg played in Glasgow.
It was a bad night for Glasgow Celtic as they lost at home 3-1 to Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt.
Maeda scored for Glasgow Celtic.
Espejord, Pellegrino and Vetlesen scored for the Norwegian side.
The second leg should be played in Norway.
On Wednesday, the Welsh female side defeated the Scottish female side in the Pinatar Cup by 3 goals to one,
Fishlock scored twice for Wales, Harding scored the other goal for Wales.
Clelland scored the Scottish goal.
Dundee Appoint Mark McGhee as New Boss.
The former Aberdeen, Hamburg and Glasgow Celtic player has been appointed the new manager of Scottish Premiership side Dundee.
McGhee also managed Motherwell and Aberdeen in the Scottish leagues. He is a very experienced manager. He won lots of trophies as a player, including the European Cup Winners Cup at Aberdeen FC.
Aberdeen 1 St Johnstone 1 Scottish Premiership.
On Tuesday, Aberdeen managed a respectable draw against St Johnstone in the SPFL.
Ferguson scored for Aberdeen.
While Hendry scored for St Johnstone.
The result keeps Aberdeen clear of relegation. But it will be a tough fight for Aberdeen to go on a good run of results.
Los Angeles Rams Beat Cincinnati Bengals To Win Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl has been won by the LA Rams by 23-20 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
It was Super Bowl 56.
It is the second NFL title for Rams.
Cooper Kupp scored the match winning touchdown.
The Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles. So the LA Rams were at home.
Sean McVay was the LA Rams Head Coach.
The LA Rams quarterback was Matt Stafford
Glasgow Celtic B 4 Vale of Leithen 0 - Scottish Lowland League.
Glasgow Celtic B defeated Vale of Leithen 4-0 in the Scottish Lowland League.
Celtic B are placed in the top half of the Scottish Lowland League. So they will be wanting some good players to have developed while playing for Celtic B in the Lowland League.
Glasgow Celtic Should Prioritise Winning Europa Conference League.
The Europa Conference League would be a big win for a Scottish side,
Celtic have won the European Cup in 1967. But it is about time they won another European trophy.
Celtic need to win more cross border trophies to boost their status.
Scottish clubs need to win more European trophies to boost the status of Scottish soccer,
I want all Scottish clubs to do well in Europe including Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers,
Aberdeen Need To Avoid Relegation From Scottish Premiership.
The priority for Aberdeen FC this season is to avoid relegation. Forget about qualifying for Europe.
The goal is to stay in the Scottish Premiership. The new manager needs to focus on Scottish Premiership survival. Forget about style. Just go for results. Football is a results based business,
In Serie A, the Italian giants AC Milan defeated Sampdoria by 1-0.
The AC Milan goal was scored by da Conceição Leão.
Some of the other notable results today in Serie A included;
Empoli 1 Cagliari 1.
Genoa 1 Salernitana 1.
Arbroath 1 Hibernian 3 - Scottish Cup.
Hibs have knocked Scottish Championship leaders Arbroath out of the Scottish Cup.
Hibernian move into the next round of the Scottish Cup.
In the game, Wighton scored for Arbroath.
Mitchell, Nisbet and Mueller scored for Hibernian.
Hibs will be delighted to still have the chance to win the Scottish Cup.
Glasgow Celtic have won 4-0 against Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup.
Scales, Giakoumakis, Maeda and Bitton scored for Glasgow Celtic.
Glasgow Celtic now move into the next round of the Scottish Cup,
The game was played At Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland.
Stephen Glass Leaves As Aberdeen Manager.
Glass has left his role as Aberdeen manager.
He lasted 11 months. Aberdeen were in 9th place when he left Aberdeen.
Aberdeen will now be looking for a top manager.
I think managers like Jack Ross would be good for Aberdeen. Ross is a top ,manager, with a decent record,
Could It Be A Aberdeen v Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership Play-Off?
Aberdeen are on a bad run of form. Aberdeen fans will be wanting Aberdeen to start winning.
Not only could they be playing Cove Rangers in the Scottish Championship next season if they continue to lose.
But Aberdeen may play the play-off against Kilmarnock to decide who plays in the Scottish Premiership next season.
At present Kilmarnock are in second place in the Scottish Championship.
Aberdeen are sliding down the league table, and if they finish 11th they have to play a play-off against a team from the Scottish Championship. That could be against Kilmarnock. The irony is that Kilmarnock are managed by former Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes.
It would be painful for Aberdeen fans to be relegated by a former Aberdeen manager,
Motherwell 2 Aberdeen 1 Scottish Cup
In the Scottish Cup, Aberdeen continued a bad run with a 2-1 away defeated to Motherwell.
Ramirez scored for Aberdeen.
While van Veen and Shields scored for Motherwell.
The result knocks Aberdeen out of the Scottish Cup again.
In some of the other notable Scottish Cup today;
Glasgow Rangers beat Annan Athletic 3-0.
Heart of Midlothian beat Livingston on penalties.
St Mirren beat Kelty Hearts 4-0.
Meanwhile in the Scottish Championship the results were;
Kilmarnock 2 Dunfermline Athletic 1.
Greenock Morton 2 Queen of the South 1.
In Scottish League One some of the notable results included;
Cove Rangers 0 Queen's Park 0.
Airdrieonians 4 Montrose 1.
While in the Scottish League Two Elgin City lost 2-1 to Stranraer.
In the Scottish Highland League some of the notable results included;
Wick Academy 3 Fort William 2.
Deveronvale 0 Turriff United 6.
Fraserburgh 7 Clachnacuddin 0.
Huntly 1 Brora Rangers 2.
While in the Scottish Lowland League some of the notable results included;
Glasgow Rangers B 0 East Stirlingshire 2.
Gala Fairydean 1 Cumbernauld Colts 2.
Wales Beat Scotland In Six Nations.
Wales 20-17 Scotland.
In the male Six Nations, Wales have defeated Scotland, Wales won by twenty points to seventeen in Cardiff, South Wales.
Francis scored a try for Wales. Biggar scored 4 penalties and a drop goal.
While Graham scored a try for Scotland. And Russell scored 4 penalties.
In the other Six Nations games of the day, France beat Ireland 30-24.
Chelsea Beat Palmeiras To Win World Club Championship
Chelsea defeated Brazilian side Palmeiras 2-1. to win their first World Club Championship.
The final of the trophy was held in the United Arab Emirates.
Lukaku and Havertz scored for Chelsea.
Cavalcante Veiga scored for the Brazilian side.
Palmeiras are from the South American city of São Paulo.
In the 3rd - 4th place play-off the score was;
Al-Hilal 0 Al Ahly 4.
Edinburgh City 1 Stirling Albion 0 - SPFL.
In the Scottish League One on Friday. Edinburgh City had a good 1-0 win against Stirling Albion.
The only goal of the game was scored by the player Hamilton.
It was a good day for Edinburgh soccer, as Edinburgh University defeated Broomhill 2-0 in the Lowland League.
Nantes 2 Bastia 0 - French Cup. COUPE DE FRANCE.
In the Coupe De France, Nantes have won 2-0 against Bastia.
Ludovic Blas and Randal Kolo Muani scored for Nantes. The result takes Nantes through to the French Cup semi-final.
Glasgow City 2 Celtic 0 SCOTTISH WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE 1.
Glasgow City beat Glasgow Celtic women 2-0.
The result means Glasgow City are still challenging for another Scottish title.
Ode Fulutudilu and Tyler Dodds scored for Glasgow City.
Aberdeen 2 Glasgow Celtic 3 - Scottish Premiership.
Today Aberdeen lost at home to league leaders Glasgow Celtic.
The Aberdeen goals were scored by Ramírez and Ferguson.
Neves Filipe scored twice for Glasgow Celtic. O'Riley scored once for Glasgow Celtic.
In the Scottish Premiership today the results were;
Aberdeen 2 Glasgow Celtic 3.
Dundee Utd 2 Motherwell 0.
Heart of Midlothian 1 Dundee 2.
Ross County 1 Livingston 1.
St Mirren 2 St Johnstone 1.
Glasgow Rangers 2 Hibernian 0.
In some of the other notable Scottish results today,
Arbroath drew 2-2 with Hamilton in the Scottish Championship.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle drew 3-3 with Partick Thistle in the Scottish Championship.
Kilmarnock lost at home to Ayr United by 2-1, also in the Scottish Championship.
In the Scottish Highland League one of the notable results was Brora Rangers 3 Fort William 0.
While in the Scottish Women's Premier League 1 the score was;
Glasgow Rangers women 4 Hamilto0n Academical women 0.
AC Milan 4 Lazio - Italian Coppa Italia.
AC Milan had a mighty 4-0 victory over Lazio in the quarter-final.
The AC Milan goals were scored by da Conceição Leão and Kessié who both scored once. Giroud scored twice.
The result knocks Lazio out of the Italian Cup. AC Milan have qualified for the Italian Cup Semi-final.
AC Milan will be looking for trophies this season.
Nice 4 Marseille 1 - FRENCH COUPE DE FRANCE.
In the French Cup, Nice won 4-1 against French giants Marseille.
It was a nice day for Nice, as they marched into the semi-final of the French Cup.
Amine Gouiri scored once for Nice. While Justin Kluivert scored twice. Plus Andy Delort scored the other Nice goal. Melvin Bard scored for Marseille.
In the other French Cup match played today the score was;
Bergerac Perigord 1 Versailles 1
Versailles won on penalties to move into the semi-final.
Manchester City 2 Brentford 0 - English Premier League.
Man City extended their lead at the top of the EPL, as they defeated Brentford 2-0 at home.
Mahrez and De Bruyne scored for Man City.
In the other EPL matches tonight the scores were.
Norwich City 1 Crystal Palace 1.
Tottenham Hotspur 2 Southampton 3.
Aston Villa 3 Leeds United 3.
I would love it if the English could have cross border cups with the Scottish, and Welsh Premiers, on top of domestic and European football.
My idea would be a British Premier Soccer Cup.
I Think Scotland Should Host A World Club Cup.
Scotland has the stadiums, and the fans to host a World Club Cup.
The nation is one of the first football nations. It has a proud history as a footballing nation.
With great football cities like Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Dundee, Inverness.
The trophy could be held all over the country.
And a Scottish side could be entered in the trophy as hosts,
The trophy could be held in late Autumn or early or mid - spring.
Scottish football deserves to be rewarded for all it has done for football.
Al-Hilal 0 Chelsea 1 - World Club Cup Semi-Final.
European Champions League Winners Chelsea defeated Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal to qualify for the final of the World Club Championship.
Lukaku scored the only goal for the game Chelsea.
The result means that Chelsea will play Brazilian side Palmeiras in the final.
The other semi-final ended Palmeiras 2 Al Ahly 0.
Alloa Athletic 0 Falkirk 3. Scottish League One.
Today, in the third tier of Scottish soccer, Falkirk have defeated Alloa Athletic 3-0.
Kabia, McGuffie and Dowds all scored for Falkirk.
Also today in the Scottish League One, Queen's Park defeated Dumbarton 2-1.
In the EPL today Manchester United drew with Burnley 1-1
Pogba scored for Man Utd,
Rodriguez replied for Burnley.
Also in the English Premier League today,
Newcastle United defeated Everton 3-1.
While West Ham United defeated Watford 1-0.
Manchester City are at the top of the English Premier League.
Burnley are at the bottom of the EPL are present,.
I would love English top sides to play Scottish and Welsh sides in a cross border trophy while keeping our own leagues and European qualification. British Premier Soccer Cup#
British Premier Soccer Cup.
I would love the football authorities
in Great Britain to have a British Premier Cup between all the sides of the
Scottish Premiership, plus selected Welsh / Cymru Premier sides. Plus all the
sides of the English Premier League and English Championship who have not
qualified for Europe. Perhaps even sides from Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland could take part. But then it would need to be called the British and
Irish Premier Cup if it had sides from Ireland also.
My reasoning is that I do not want
the Scottish, Welsh and English leagues to merge. As that would destroy Scottish
football history and would take away the chances for Scottish sides to qualify
for Europe, and win national trophies. Also clubs in Scotland could be doing twenty
500 mile away trips a season in a united British League.
My preferred option is to have 3 or
5 strong national leagues in the British Isles. Rather than one strong league.
If we had cross border cups involving
English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish sides then that would pump money into the
Scottish, Welsh and Irish soccer clubs.
People in the Celtic nations would
love their clubs to play English sides without giving up their own separate leagues.
If the English soccer authorities
really want to help Scottish, Welsh and Irish sides to grow. Then instead of
merging our leagues. It would be more fun and kinder to have cross border cups
on top of the domestic leagues and European football.
That way we could have 3 or 5 strong
leagues in the British and Irish Isles.
For Scotland, if the top Scottish
clubs could earn tens of millions from playing EPL sides every season, that
could transform some Scottish clubs to being capable of winning major European
trophies while still competing in their own leagues. Give Celtic or Rangers 40
million pounds each, while still being in the SPFL, and they could be rich
enough to win the Champions League let alone the Europa League and Europa
Conference League.
Plus they could still stay in their
own league and win trophies.
While if we merged the Scottish and
English Premiers, then most Scottish clubs would be lucky to reach the third
tier of a British League. And the few that did would be having multi-hundred-mile
trips 20 times at least a season.
The preferable option is to keep the
SPFL, and keep Scottish sides playing in their own league, but have at most 7
or eight away trips to England each season.
That could still generate lots of
money for all Scottish Premiership sides and still keep the trips to England as
a novelty, that fans would not grow tired of.
I would love my fave Scottish clubs
to play some English club sides each season, but not so much that travel would
be too tough.
Scottish Premiership sides would be
able to exploit the fun and banter of the Scotland – England rivalry.
The Welsh Cymru Premier sides would
benefit from this to an incredible extent. It would be transformational. The
status and money from playing EPL and English Championship sides would be
massive for the Welsh Cymru Premier club sides. It would transform the selected
Welsh Cymru Premier sides who join the trophy.
Cardiff City, Swansea City, Wrexham
and Newport County already play in the English Football system, but Cymru
Premier sides would benefit from keeping their own leagues but playing against
top English sides.
It is not too far for Welsh sides to
travel to England and Scotland.
For years Colwyn Bay, Caernarfon,
Rhyl and Bangor City played in the English non-league system, so if they were
able to play entire season in the English non-league system, why not a handful
of away trips to England a season to play top English sides?
The Irish sides would also benefit.
But even some full-time sides in Great Britain might find travelling Ireland
too difficult. But I would love it if Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
could enter clubs in a British and Irish Premier Cup.
The Scottish were allowed to have
English, Welsh and Irish sides in the Scottish Challenge Cup, so UEFA would be
OK about cross border cups.
I think cross border British Premier
cups would allow club sides in the Celtic nations of Wales and Scotland, to
grow bigger.
It could see the leading Scottish
sides to do well in European trophies. It could also cause Welsh sides to move
up a level and do well in European trophies, Perhaps gaining enough finances to
qualify regularly for the Europa League Group stages.
If the English really want to help
Celtic soccer, then give us cross border cup trophies with English, Welsh,
Scottish, Northern Irish and Republic of Ireland club sides.
People would say travel is tough.
I accept that is a reason to not
merge the British leagues. As it would be tough for Scottish sides to travel 20
times a season to England. But the entire point of keeping our domestic leagues
but having cross border cups on top of domestic and European football, would be
that we would still get the fun of cross border matches, without it becoming a
burden and tedious to travel over the border every week.
When you look at the trips teams to
in the Australian, Brazilian, Russian, Indian, United States, Mexican, Canadian,
German and Chinese sports leagues, then a handful of trips like Inverness to Coventry
is not too much.
I think a British Premier Cup would
be a great addition on top of European and domestic soccer,
It would cost the English hardly anything,
yet would help the Scottish and Welsh grow their clubs enormously. A British
Premier Cup, would allow us to have 3 strong national leagues in Great Britain.
A British and Irish Cup could allow us to have 5 strong national leagues in the
British and Irish Isles.
A British Premier Football Cup could
have games like Aberdeen V Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers v Glasgow
Celtic, Watford v Glasgow Rangers, Everton v Dundee United, Cardiff City v
Motherwell, Heart of Midlothian v Newcastle United, Hibernian v The New Saints,
Connah’s Quay Nomads v Crystal Palace, Aston Villa v St Johnstone, St Mirren v
West Ham United, Livingston v Leeds United, and Ross County v Leicester City.
I also support the EFL Trophy having
all Scottish Premier sides who have not qualified for Europe.
Plus I would support all Welsh
Premier sides and selected Southern Scottish sides in the English non-league FA
Trophy.
Senegal Win Africa Cup Of Nations.
On Sunday, Senegal defeated Egypt in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Senegal won their first ever male Africa Cup of Nations.
The trophy was played in Cameroon.
The final game ended 0-0. Senegal then won in the penalty shootout by four goals to two.
Senegal have been crowned as the Champions of Africa Cup of Nations.
Enter Scottish And Welsh Sides In Football League Trophy
I think the English Football League should invite Celtic sides into the English Football League Trophy.
I think that it would be great if there were cross border club trophies played between club sides from Scotland, Wales, England, and Ireland.
I do not support a merger of the British and Irish leagues as that would destroy our football history and national identity. I would prefer it if we kept our own leagues and European qualification.
But on top of European and domestic football, that we have cross border cup trophies. Like the old Anglo-Scottish Cup type format. My idea is that all the Scottish Premier sides who have not qualified for Europe are given entry into the Football League Trophy. Plus selected sides from the Welsh Cymru Premier, the League of Ireland and Northern Ireland Football League.
The Football League Trophy is the trophy played by English Football League One and English Football League Two sides.
I think it would be great idea if Scottish, Welsh and Irish sides could play in the Football League Trophy by invitation.
I recognize Irish sides might find it difficult to play in the English Football League Trophy. But I do not accept that Scottish and Welsh sides of a certain level would find it too tough to play in the Football League Trophy.
My idea is that every Scottish Premier side is big enough to travel to England. And every EFL side is big enough to travel to even Northern Scotland, and Western Wales.
Plus if 3 or 4 sides were selected from the Welsh Cymru Premier, then all of those sides would benefit so much from playing EFL sides that they would be able to afford to play EFL sides in an EFL Trophy.
UEFA allowed English, Welsh and Irish sides in the Scottish Challenge Cup. So UEFA would surely be OK for Scottish, and Welsh sides to play in the EFL Trophy.
Some people would claim only English Football League sides should play in the EFL Trophy. My answer to that would be EPL Academy sides have played in the EFL Trophy. And in the past English non-league sides have played in the EFL Trophy. Plus EPL sides play in the English Football League Cup.
People would say that only English sides should play in the EFL trophy. My answer ot that would be that Welsh sides have played in the trophy. My view is that it would add to the status and scope of the trophy if selected Scottish and Welsh sides were invited into the trophy.
It would cause great cross border banter.
I am not pretending that this trophy would be like Real Madrid v Barcelona. But it would be fun cross border matches.
I think the Scottish clubs would see it as an alternative to when they have not qualified for European football. The chance to play relatively big English sides. The chance to play a part in English football history. The chance to play in big English stadiums. The chance to travel on mass to beautiful English towns and cities. The chance to exploit the passion of the English - Scottish rivalry. The chance to win a cross border trophy. The chance to play different sorts of teams to who they normally play. It would be great for Scottish sides to play top English sides with big stadia.
I think the English sides would also get to exploit the passion of the Scottish - English rivalry. Many teams in EFL League One and EFL League Two have not played in Europe for decades or not at all. So they would get the chance to play against sides in a competitive trophy that they have not played before. They would have the chance to travel to beautiful landscapes and towns and cities in Scotland and Wales.
And it would cost relatively little for EFL sides to take part in this trophy. It would not be too much of a challenge for EFL sides to even travel to Northern Scotland. And every EFL side is capable of travelling to Welsh soccer clubs.
But in short this would be a fun trophy for English and Scottish sides to test themselves against.
For the Welsh sides this trophy would be off the map transformational. It would be amazing for clubs like The New Saints and Connah's Quay Nomads to play against EFL sides in a competitive trophy. The Welsh love English football. And any trip from any EFL side would be massive for any Welsh Cymru Premier side.
Some would argue Welsh sides would find travel tough. But they would make so much money and status from playing Scottish Premiership and EFL sides that it would counter the cost. It would be transformational for the Welsh sides. It could take them to the next level. It would be massive for Welsh sides.
This trophy could have great games like Aberdeen v Sunderland, The New Saints v Shrewsbury Town, Dundee United v Aberystwyth, Ross County v Tranmere Rovers,
Dundee v Carlisle United, Accrington Stanley v Hibernian, Heart of Midlothian v Fleetwood Town, Doncaster Rovers v St Mirren, St Johnstone v Sheffield Wednesday.
Even if English Premier League Academy sides still played in the trophy. Many academy sides would be massive draws for all Scottish Premiership sides other than maybe Celtic or Rangers. Celtic and Rangers get to often play in the group stages of European trophies, so they would not be so impressed with playing academy sides.
But I believe that the academy sides of teams like Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Everton, Aston Villa and other big English sides with academies would be massive draws, for all Scottish sides other than Celtic or Rangers.
I really think most Scottish Premiership teams would pack out their ground for even the academy side of Man Utd, Man City and Liverpool.
I think it would be fantastic to play cross border trophies with the English as on top of domestic and European football.
The Scottish Premiership sides who do not qualify for Europe, would benefit from playing in the English Football League Trophy.
I would be happy for Irish sides to play in the EFL Trophy. But I accept that it is difficult for even many full time sides to travel to Ireland.
Enter Cymru Premier Sides in English FA Trophy
I think that the English should invite all Welsh / Cymru Premier sides and selected Southern Scottish sides from the Scottish Championship into the English non-league trophy known as the FA Trophy.
I think this would add to the history of the trophy. It would really help Welsh soccer. As it would allow top Welsh / Cymru Premier sides to play top non-league English sides. Welsh league sides would be fun for non-league English sides to travel too. It would improve the quality of teams playing in the trophy.
It would improve the scope of the trophy. It would help Welsh sides play top quality historic sides.
Travel would not be too difficult. As all of Wales is reasonably close to most parts of England. Plus the early rounds could be regionalised.
The Scottish were allowed by UEFA to have Welsh, Irish and English sides in the Scottish Challenge Cup. So UEFA should be OK with this idea.
It would cost the English little. But it would really help Welsh soccer. It would be a massive helping hand to Welsh soccer, with little expense put forward to help Welsh soccer.
Imagine games like The New Saints v FC United of Manchester, Stockport County v Cefn Druids, Caernarfon v Gateshead, Aberystwyth v Southend United, Newtown FC v Kidderminster Harriers. Or from Scotland Queen of the South could take part. They could travel to play Dover Athletic.
These games would not much more difficult for English non-league sides than Yeovil Town travelling to Gateshead.
Plus early rounds could regionalized so that Welsh sides play sides from near the Welsh border.
It would also allow English non-league sides to play against teams that play in Europe in competitive matches.
It could allow Welsh sides to get play bigger sides with big stadiums.
While the English sides could get cross border games to visit beautiful places, and have a version of European football.
The FA Trophy has already been won by Welsh sides, so it would not be like this would be giving away a trophy that had never gone out of England.
My idea would be all Welsh / Cymru Premier sides would be invited into the trophy.
It would be a relatively easy gesture from England to do something that would massively help Welsh Cymru Premier soccer.
Glasgow Rangers 5 Heart of Midlothian 0 - SPFL
Over the Weekend there were some big scores in the Scottish Premiership. On Sunday, Glasgow Rangers beat Hearts 5-0. With two goals from Morelos plus goals from Kamara, Arfield and Sakala.
Also on Sunday Glasgow Celtic beat Motherwell 4-0.
On Saturday the other Scottish Premiership Weekend scores were;
Dundee 1 Ross County 2.
Hibernian 0 St Mirren 1.
Livingston 2 Aberdeen 1.
St Johnstone 0 Dundee United
Some of the other notable scores in the SPFL included;
In the Scottish Championship, Inverness CT lost 1-0 to Greenock Morton.
In Scottish League One;
Cove Rangers drew 1-1 with Airdrieonians.
In Scottish League Two;
Kelty Hearts beat Elgin City 4-0.
Also in other results in Scottish Soccer;
In the Highland League notable results included;
Brora Rangers beat Inverurie Loco Works 2-1.
Brechin City beat Forres Mechanics 1-0.
Scotland Beat England in Six Nations Rugby Union.
Scotland had an impressive 20-17 victory in Edinburgh against England in the male six nations rugby union championship.
Scotland's points were scored by White, Russell, and a penalty try.
All the English points were scored by Smith.
It is the second consecutive season that Scotland have defeated England.
Also over the Weekend Ireland defeated Wales,
While France defeated Italy.
Arbroath 1 Kilmarnock 0 - Scottish Championship.
In the Scottish second tier, Arbroath have defeated Kilmarnock by one goal to zero at home.
The result moves Arbroath clear at the top of the Scottish Championship.
Hamilton scored the only goal of the game for Arbroath.
Derek McInnes is the manager of Kilmarnock.
D Campbell is the manager of Arbroath.
It was a game played in front of a strong atmosphere.
Athletic Bilbao 1 Real Madrid 0 - Copa Del Rey.
In the Copa Del Rey (Also known as the Spanish Cup), Athletic Bilbao have won 1-0 against Spanish giants Real Madrid.
The result knocks Real Madrid out of the Cup.
Berenguer Remiro scored for Bilbao.
On the same day also in the Copa Del Rey the score was Real Sociedad 0 Real Betis 4.
Meaning Real Betis qualify for the next round also,
USA 3 Honduras 0 - World Cup Qualifying.
The USA won in World Cup Qualifying against Honduras, on Thursday,
The goals were scored by Zimmerman, McKennie and Pulisic.
This was in the male football game.
The Unites States of America and Honduras play in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football World Cup Qualifying section.
The other results on Thursday in the same CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers were;
El Salvador 0 Canada 2.
Jamaica 0 Costa Rica 1.
Mexico 1 Panama 0..
Al Jazira 4 Pirae 1 - World Club Championship - Football.
Al Jazira defeated Tahitian side Pirae in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
It has opened the World Club Championship today. It is an impressive performance by Al Jazira,
Al Jazira are from the United Arab Emirates.
The result takes Al Jazira through to the next round of the World Club Championship.
Egypt Beat Cameroon On Penalties.
At the Africa Cup of Nations Egypt defeated host Cameroon in a penalty shootout to reach the final.
The Egypt v Cameroon game was high in quality and was a tense game.
Neither team scored in normal or extra-time.
The game ended 0-0.
Egypt then won the penalty shootout by three goals to one,
Egypt will now play Senegal in the final of the trophy in Cameroon.
The final will take place at Olembe Stadium in Cameroon's capital city Yaounde.
The Africa Cup of Nations is a high quality football tournament,
Glasgow Celtic 3 Glasgow Rangers 0 - Scottish Premiership.
Glasgow Celtic have moved to the top of the Scottish Premiership with a 3-0 victory over Old Firm rivals Glasgow Rangers.
Glasgow Rangers have moved down to second place in the league table.
Celtic were leading 3-0 at half-time.
Hatate scored twice for Glasgow Celtic. While Abada also scored for Glasgow Celtic.
This was an impressive result for Glasgow Celtic, at Celtic Park
I am wanting Celtic and Rangers to do well in the European trophies,
Senegal 3 Burkina Faso 1 - Africa Cup of Nations
In the African Cup of Nations, Senegal had an exciting 3-1 victory over Burkina Faso.
Touré scored for Burkina Faso.
Diallo, Gueye and Mané scored the 3 goals for Senegal.
The result qualifies Senegal for the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Ross County 1 Aberdeen 1 Scottish Premiership.
Aberdeen managed an impressive 1-1 draw away from home against Ross County.
Hayes scored for Aberdeen. While Callachan scored for Ross County.
Aberdeen took the lead, but Ross County equalised.
In other Scottish Premiership games today;
Dundee drew 0-0 with Dundee United in the Dundee derby.
Hibernian drew 0-0 with Heart of Midlothian in the Edinburgh derby.
St Johnstone defeated Livingston 2-1.
St Mirren drew 1-1 with Motherwell.
In the Scottish Championship;
Partick Thistle beat Ayr United 1-0.
Raith Rovers drew 3-3 with Queen of the South.
Today In World Cup Qualifying.
Japan 2 Saudi Arabia 0 - World Cup Qualifying
Takumi Minamino and Junya Ito scored for Japan.
Glasgow Celtic have a few players from Japan.
In other World Cup Qualifying matches in the Asia section the results were;
Lebanon 1 Iraq 1.
Vietnam 3 China 1.
Syria 0 South Korea 2.
Iran 1 United Arab Emirates 0.
Oman 2 Australia 2.
I Would Love A New Scottish Soccer Trophy.
I would love Scottish club sides to play more cross border trophies, with clubs from other nations.
I love European football. I would love extra cross border trophies on top of domestic and European football trophies.
We could see Scottish club sides play sides from Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, Central America, South America, Oceania.
I only want serious status trophies. I am not talking about friendlies, Although I like friendlies. I am talking about serious official trophies with the same status as the Scottish and European trophies,
I am not talking about mini-tournaments. I am talking about serious high status trophies,
I would love more high status trophies against teams from other countries on top of domestic and European football trophies.
I would like more cross border trophies all the way down the levels in male and female soccer.
