Football Archive

Jon Daly has revealed Rangers manager Ally McCoist's passion sold him on a move to Ibrox.

Hibernian boss Pat Fenlon insists all his players will have to be on top form today to have a chance of lifting the William Hill Scottish Cup – not just star man Leigh Griffiths.

PERFECT days in football, like the one Celtic enjoyed under the scorching sun at Hampden in May 2001, are few and far between.

Arjen Robben provided the perfect answer to the doubters by scoring an 88th-minute winner to settle a brilliant Champions League final 2-1 in favour of Bayern Munich at Wembley.

The Champions League final, the William Hill Scottish Cup final, the rematch of Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler, the French Open, the Monaco Grand Prix; it's probably fair to say the coming weekend is not lacking in blockbuster sporting events.

BY his own admission, Willie Collum was never good enough to play in a Scottish Cup final but taking charge of tomorrow's match between Celtic and Hibernian can safely be classified as the next best thing.

HIBERNIAN will be without their captain, James McPake, for tomorrow's William Hill Scottish Cup final against Celtic after the defender was ruled out with a back injury.

THE stunning bluntness of the statement is made somehow more powerful by being delivered by the cherubic figure sitting at the top of the table, auditioning as a picture of innocence.

DEREK ADAMS, the Ross County manager, has signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to the club he led to a fifth-place finish in their first season in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League until the summer of 2016.

ALEX NEIL has been appointed player/manager of Hamilton Academical on a permanent basis.

Jon Daly yesterday became the third player this week to swap the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for Rangers when he signed a two-year contract with the Ibrox club.

Adam Matthews is out of Celtic's William Hill Scottish Cup final against Hibernian at Hampden Park on Sunday.

Referee Willie Collum will fulfil a lifetime's ambition when he officiates at the William Hill Scottish Cup final for the first time this weekend.

BEER and bratwurst is not usually the order of the day in the Qatari capital of Doha.