12 sec. ago
There will be no away supporters for Celtic and Rangers derbies in the Scottish Premiership or Premier Sports Cup this season.
The "temporary arrangement" was reached following talks between the Glasgow clubs and the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL).
It follows the Scottish FA's independent review into the events surrounding last term's Scottish Cup quarter-final at Ibrox, which was marred by unrest and pitch incursions from both sets of fans.
Rangers host Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup on 13 September 13, with the city rivals meeting at Celtic Park in the league a week later.
More to follow.
#league #professional
The "temporary arrangement" was reached following talks between the Glasgow clubs and the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL).
It follows the Scottish FA's independent review into the events surrounding last term's Scottish Cup quarter-final at Ibrox, which was marred by unrest and pitch incursions from both sets of fans.
Rangers host Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup on 13 September 13, with the city rivals meeting at Celtic Park in the league a week later.
More to follow.
#league #professional
1 hr. ago
Celtic maintained their 100 per cent start to the SPFL campaign with a 3-0 win over Aberdeen at a rain-soaked Paradise last night (Wednesday) thanks to goals from Camilo Durán, Benjamin Nygren and Yang.
The second half saw debuts for new Bhoys, Oliver Sørensen and Shim Mheuka as the Celts cemented their place at the top of the table and now look forward to a game at the home of second-placed St Mirren on Saturday night.
Some of the best of the images.
Three goals and three points for the Hoops at Paradise: Match report
Manager pleased with performance over Aberdeen: Read more
#aberdeen #celtic #spfl
The second half saw debuts for new Bhoys, Oliver Sørensen and Shim Mheuka as the Celts cemented their place at the top of the table and now look forward to a game at the home of second-placed St Mirren on Saturday night.
Some of the best of the images.
Three goals and three points for the Hoops at Paradise: Match report
Manager pleased with performance over Aberdeen: Read more
#aberdeen #celtic #spfl
7 days ago
Jack Buchanan, Chief SPFL Editor
The UEFA Europa League league phase draw took place this afternoon, with the four British teams learning of their eight opponents.
Sunderland and Bournemouth's headline draws are that they will both travel to San Siro to take on AC Milan. Meanwhile, Celtic will welcome Marseille to Glasgow and Crystal Palace will travel to Lyon.
Marseille – Home
SL Benfica – Away
#marseille #travel #editor #uefa
The UEFA Europa League league phase draw took place this afternoon, with the four British teams learning of their eight opponents.
Sunderland and Bournemouth's headline draws are that they will both travel to San Siro to take on AC Milan. Meanwhile, Celtic will welcome Marseille to Glasgow and Crystal Palace will travel to Lyon.
Marseille – Home
SL Benfica – Away
#marseille #travel #editor #uefa
20 days ago
Martin O'Neill returns to the dugout today for Celtic's League Cup opener against Dundee United at Tannadice and has made four changes to last weekend's 5-1 SPFL win at Kilmarnock.
In come Liam Scales, Sebastian Tounekti, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Colby Donovan for this evening's game with Arne Engels, Alistair Johnston, Kieran Tierney and Yang all missing from last week's starters.
There are places on the bench for new Bhoys Haissem and Hassan and Mika Baur who joined the Champions during the week.
The full team:
CELTIC: Sinisalo, Donovan, Trusty, Carter-Vickers, Scales, McGregor, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Nygren, Durán, Tounekti, Høgh.
#scales #donovan #last
In come Liam Scales, Sebastian Tounekti, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Colby Donovan for this evening's game with Arne Engels, Alistair Johnston, Kieran Tierney and Yang all missing from last week's starters.
There are places on the bench for new Bhoys Haissem and Hassan and Mika Baur who joined the Champions during the week.
The full team:
CELTIC: Sinisalo, Donovan, Trusty, Carter-Vickers, Scales, McGregor, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Nygren, Durán, Tounekti, Høgh.
#scales #donovan #last
1 month ago
It took four months to land but, when it did, the independent review of crowd disorder at the Old Firm Scottish Cup quarter-final at Ibrox in March arrived with a mighty thud.
Across 37 pages everybody gets it in the neck - Rangers and Celtic, the Scottish FA and the SPFL, the police, the ultras from both sides.
Both clubs face disciplinary charges, with the review warning that the ugly scenes "came within a very small margin of becoming a violent mass confrontation".
The lead author, Mark Blackbourne - a sports event consultant with experience of Uefa match delegation and stadium inspection - is withering in his ****** sment of every conceivable facet of what went on that day and in the days before.
His over-riding conclusion is that the time has come for the football authorities to stop playing around in the margins of sanctions against bad behaviour.
#scottish #firm #march #mark
Across 37 pages everybody gets it in the neck - Rangers and Celtic, the Scottish FA and the SPFL, the police, the ultras from both sides.
Both clubs face disciplinary charges, with the review warning that the ugly scenes "came within a very small margin of becoming a violent mass confrontation".
The lead author, Mark Blackbourne - a sports event consultant with experience of Uefa match delegation and stadium inspection - is withering in his ****** sment of every conceivable facet of what went on that day and in the days before.
His over-riding conclusion is that the time has come for the football authorities to stop playing around in the margins of sanctions against bad behaviour.
#scottish #firm #march #mark
2 months ago
Luke Graham is on his way to Stoke City after heading for a medical, with the deal understood to be worth £2m or more including add-ons – making it one of the most significant outgoing transfers Dundee have concluded in recent memory. As reported by 67 Hail Hail, the move is imminent and the financial structure clears the bar Dundee had publicly set all window.
Let’s be honest about the headline here – Graham is a Dundee player, not ours, and this is his story rather than Celtic’s. The framing around Celtic losing him likely reflects the broader Scottish football context, where any talented young defender departing the SPFL attracts attention from every corner. Graham himself is 22 years old, a ball-playing centre-back who broke properly into the Dundee starting eleven in 2023–24 and earned recognition in Scotland’s youth setups, which is precisely what pushed his valuation into seven-figure territory.
Dundee were under no pressure to sell cheaply. They knocked back a club-record £1.5m bid from Portsmouth in January, setting a clear public benchmark that any summer deal needed to reach £2m with add-ons attached. That stance held, and Stoke – among a queue that included Derby County, Norwich City, Lincoln City, and Rangers – were ultimately the side willing to meet it.
Former Scotland international Alex Rae captured Graham’s trajectory well, saying: “The penny has dropped for him… in terms of the ways he goes about things” – pointing to improved professionalism and consistency as the drivers of his rapid rise from squad player to high-value ****** et. That kind of development story is exactly what you want to see from young Scottish defenders, even when the endpoint is the English Championship rather than Parkhead.
The wider picture here matters too. Scottish clubs holding the line on valuations and extracting genuine market fees for their best young players is good for the game up here. It is a summer where movement at every level has been relentless – interest in Arne Engels from Roma has illustrated just how quickly squad planning can be disrupted when clubs come calling with serious money.
Let’s be honest about the headline here – Graham is a Dundee player, not ours, and this is his story rather than Celtic’s. The framing around Celtic losing him likely reflects the broader Scottish football context, where any talented young defender departing the SPFL attracts attention from every corner. Graham himself is 22 years old, a ball-playing centre-back who broke properly into the Dundee starting eleven in 2023–24 and earned recognition in Scotland’s youth setups, which is precisely what pushed his valuation into seven-figure territory.
Dundee were under no pressure to sell cheaply. They knocked back a club-record £1.5m bid from Portsmouth in January, setting a clear public benchmark that any summer deal needed to reach £2m with add-ons attached. That stance held, and Stoke – among a queue that included Derby County, Norwich City, Lincoln City, and Rangers – were ultimately the side willing to meet it.
Former Scotland international Alex Rae captured Graham’s trajectory well, saying: “The penny has dropped for him… in terms of the ways he goes about things” – pointing to improved professionalism and consistency as the drivers of his rapid rise from squad player to high-value ****** et. That kind of development story is exactly what you want to see from young Scottish defenders, even when the endpoint is the English Championship rather than Parkhead.
The wider picture here matters too. Scottish clubs holding the line on valuations and extracting genuine market fees for their best young players is good for the game up here. It is a summer where movement at every level has been relentless – interest in Arne Engels from Roma has illustrated just how quickly squad planning can be disrupted when clubs come calling with serious money.
3 months ago
Celtic have voiced their disappointment after it was announced they will start their Scottish Premiership ****** le defence on a Monday evening, due to a combination of the Commonwealth Games and two Calvin Harris concerts.
The Scottish champions say they made "repeated representations" to the SPFL and Police Scotland to ensure a weekend fixture but were told there was "no choice" but to have their opener against Dundee on 3 August (19:30 BST).
There will be Glasgow 2026 cycling events at the Sir Chris Hoy Arena - next to Celtic Park - over the weekend of 1 and 2 August, while Harris will stage two large concerts at Hampden on the same days.
The 2026-27 term begins on Friday 31 July, with Dundee United hosting Rangers.
Hearts - last term's runners-up - visit Aberdeen on the Saturday, with Falkirk and St Mirren also meeting that day.
The Scottish champions say they made "repeated representations" to the SPFL and Police Scotland to ensure a weekend fixture but were told there was "no choice" but to have their opener against Dundee on 3 August (19:30 BST).
There will be Glasgow 2026 cycling events at the Sir Chris Hoy Arena - next to Celtic Park - over the weekend of 1 and 2 August, while Harris will stage two large concerts at Hampden on the same days.
The 2026-27 term begins on Friday 31 July, with Dundee United hosting Rangers.
Hearts - last term's runners-up - visit Aberdeen on the Saturday, with Falkirk and St Mirren also meeting that day.
3 months ago
The fixtures for the 2026-27 Scottish Premiership season are released on Thursday at 12:00 BST - and you can see them on the BBC Sport website and app as soon as they are announced.
Last season was one of the most dramatic in recent memory as Celtic clinched a fifth straight ******* le by beating underdogs Hearts in the final few minutes of the last game.
Now, the countdown starts to the next campaign.
The SPFL will announce the fixtures for the first 33 rounds at 12:00 BST on Thursday 18 June.
When will the derbies be? Is it an away day first up?
Last season was one of the most dramatic in recent memory as Celtic clinched a fifth straight ******* le by beating underdogs Hearts in the final few minutes of the last game.
Now, the countdown starts to the next campaign.
The SPFL will announce the fixtures for the first 33 rounds at 12:00 BST on Thursday 18 June.
When will the derbies be? Is it an away day first up?
