Football

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  Lennon's mind exercised by Wanyama ban

  NEIL Lennon has criticised the disciplinary rule which means Victor Wanyama is suspended for tomorrow's Scottish Cup final because of only two bookings in the previous rounds.

• Forrest aware of harsh reality of profession he's excelled in

  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.

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  Hampden blow for Hibs as McPake fails in bid to be fit

  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.

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  Weak at the knees . . . but not because Hibs are in a final

  AT the age of 60 and with dodgy, creaking knees, Jackie McNamara recently played some of the best football of his life.

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  Collum relishes biggest match of his career on the domestic stage

  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.

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  For Nicky Law and Jon Daly, Rangers offers the thrill of the chase

  THE continuing allure of Rangers in their current impoverished state continues to frustrate and baffle the rest of Scottish football.

• Bayern juggernaut will be hard to stop

  THE inclement weather, the London rush hour traffic and an intervention from an affable big Scotsman all disrupted Bayern Munich's Champions League final press conference at Wembley yesterday.

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  Klopp prepares to 'climb Everest' with Dortmund

  JUERGEN KLOPP may be Herr Charisma but don't expect him to take up a position with the Ruhr tourist board any time soon.