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Brian P. Dunleavy serves up his weekly helping of Scottish football news with a slightly green and white bias.

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2025 Full Scottish Football Awards

With another season over in Scotland, it’s time for Brian Dunleavy to unveil his picks for this year’s honors in Scottish Football.

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Rangers Legend Calls Scottish Officials Corrupt

Former defender John Brown called the officials working the Rangers-Hibs match “corrupt” after they opted not to go to VAR when Nicolas Raskin appeared to score 

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Rangers, Hearts, Killie Eye New Managers

Summer is not yet in full swing and we already have a spate of potential managerial moves in the Scottish Premiership from Rangers to Hearts and Kilmarnock.

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Full Scottish Team Of The Season 2025-26

It’s time once again to recognize the best XI full Scottish team of the season for 2025. We’ll be going with the rare 3-4-3 formation

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SFA Announce Ban On Transgender Women

Mirroring a similar policy change in England, the SFA announced plans to ban transgender women from participating in women’s football.

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Celtic Get Richer As Scottish Football Doesn’t

The financial gap between Celtic and Rangers and the rest of Scottish football continues to widen and isn’t about to change anytime soon.

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Celtic Look ‘Too Comfortable’ In Final Stretch

Last year Celtic finished strong down the stretch. This season they have already dropped four matches since the turn of the year. By Brian P. Dunleavy.

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More Bad News for Celtic, Scottish Football

It’s been a rough two weeks for Scottish football and several interested parties, including both Celtic and Rangers, as well as the Scottish national team.

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No Good News For Scotland Fans

Those Scotland fans who consider themselves members of the Tartan Army must be feeling bewildered and betrayed after a crushing 3-0 home loss to Greece 

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Do Scotland Lack the Fight Of Celtic/Rangers?

There are no regular starters at Celtic or Rangers featuring for Scotland during this international break. How will that effect the performances of the team?

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