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Memory of Russia spurs Scotland’s women on in Spain
ANNA Signeul, the Scottish coach, and her players will never forget losing out to Russia on away goals in the play-off for Euro 2009, but tonight on the outskirts of Madrid they have another chance to reach their first major championship finals.
1 commentScots women bid to boost nation in Spain
SCOTLAND midfielder Jo Love last night revealed that she and her team-mates don’t expect a bonus from the SFA if they qualify for Euro 2013.
Signeul rues late penalty call as Spain hold Scotland
SCOTLAND WOMEN boss Anna Signeul was left to rue referee Esther Staubli’s decision not to award her side a late penalty as the Scots and Spain had to settle for a share of the spoils in the first leg of their UEFA Women’s 2013 play-off.
David Weir insists Craig Levein has not had ‘rub of the green’
CRAIG Levein is expected to learn his fate this week when the Scottish Football Association board question him on Scotland’s desperate results in the World Cup qualifying campaign and decide whether he should continue as manager.
7 commentsScotland women 1 - 1 Spain women: Scots full of optimism for Madrid showdown
THERE was still optimism among coach Anna Signeul and the Scottish players who travelled to Madrid last night, despite being held to a home draw by Spain.
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Stuart Bathgate: No knee-jerk decision on Levein
IN June 1791, as older readers will recall, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fled Paris, which was in a state of turmoil. They did not get far. Seized and returned to the French capital in disgrace, they were eventually executed in the Place de la Revolution.
Scotland 1 - 1 Spain: Women in with a shout of European qualification
“WE’LL be coming down the road,” sang Scotland’s players on the big screens at Hampden last night as the full-time whistle was greeted with a video recorded specially for the occasion.
SFA delays decision and may yet defy public demand for Craig Levein’s head
SCOTLAND manager Craig Levein may yet be reprieved by the Scottish Football Association’s board, according to insiders.
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Pressley: No benefit to sacking Levein
CRAIG Levein has not been short of critics these past few days. The Scotland boss has been savaged in the wake of defeats to both Wales and Belgium.
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Scotland’s women set to make Hampden history
SCOTLAND coach Anna Signeul last night said she was confident that her side can beat Spain over two legs and qualify for next summer’s Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.
South Africa assistant coach Thomas Madigage killed in accident
South Africa assistant coach Thomas Madigage has died in a car accident, the South African Football Association has confirmed. Madigage died in the accident near Burgersfort in Limpopo, the country’s northernmost province, in the early hours of yesterday morning.
James McFadden signs up with Sunderland in comeback bid
Scotland international James McFadden is set to sign a short-term contract at Sunderland in a bid to prove his fitness.
Andy Webster calls for stability amid calls for Craig Levein’s exit
SCOTLAND defender Andy Webster has called for continuity amid the clamour for manager Craig Levein to be axed.
Dismissing Craig Levein is not the answer says Henry McLeish
SACKING Craig Levein would do nothing to address the serious problems facing Scottish football, Henry McLeish has argued. The former First Minister, author of an SFA-commissioned report on the state of the game, believes that the Scotland manager cannot be blamed for the deficiencies of the current national squad, who have picked up only two points from the opening four games in their World Cup qualifying campaign.
24 commentsRussell Martin feels players must take a share of the blame
Scotland defender Russell Martin has insisted the ingredients for success are within the current squad under manager Craig Levein.
Serbia want details from all involved in Danny Rose racism incident
All Serbia’s players and staff involved in Tuesday night’s hugely controversial Uefa under-21 play-off against England have been asked to make formal statements.
Scotland: Striker Jenny Beattie hopes to dish more pain on Spain
ARSENAL striker Jenny Beattie hopes the four Champions League goals she scored against Barcelona will point the way for Scotland to beat Spain at Hampden tomorrow.
Scotland expectations are too high, warns Mark Wotte
Mark Wotte has told Scotland fans that no manager could instantly turn the national team into World Cup standard as he warned the work he is doing at youth level will take “four to six years” to come to fruition.
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Neil Lennon feels that criticism of Craig Levein is undeserved
NEIL Lennon has expressed sympathy for embattled Scotland manager Craig Levein, pointing out that Scotland “never got the breaks” in their 2-1 defeat to Wales last week, and said some of the criticism levelled at the national manager is unjustified.
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Axe hovers over Craig Levein as Stewart Regan says manager must explain results
Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan has given the strongest indication yet that Craig Levein is likely to be dismissed as Scotland manager in the wake of a calamitous start to the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign.
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If Craig Levein goes, who could replace him as Scotland manager?
The Scottish Football Association have yet to announce whether they will be relieving Scotland manager Craig Levein of his duties following the national side’s dismal start to the World Cup 2014 qualifying campaign.
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Scotland’s poor form could scupper chances for Euro 2016
Scotland’s run of abysmal results could already have ruined their chances of qualifying for the 2016 European championships.
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Hampden date could herald new era in Scottish women’s game
SCOTLAND women will hope to rise above the doom and gloom surrounding the national side at the moment by creating history this week.
Anthony Brown: Scotland’s ills are not just down to Levein
WHAT next for the beleaguered Scottish national team? Bottom of their World Cup qualifying section with no wins from four games and hurtling dangerously towards the abyss of pot five for the Euro 2016 campaign unless there is some form of upturn in the six remaining qualifiers.
Sacking Craig Levein ‘would cost SFA £700,000’
THE Scottish Football Association would have to pay £700,000 to sack Craig Levein following Scotland’s disastrous start to their World Cup 2014 qualifying campaign, according to reports.
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The Rumour Mill: Thursday’s Scottish football news and gossip
Scotland face battle for Euro 2016 qualification, Levein on brink and Hearts hit with transfer embargo for failing to pay players.
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Belgium 2 - 0 Scotland: Belgium’s devastating burst leaves Scotland on the floor Picture gallery
AGAINST a Belgian team that lived up to the hype, which has many proclaiming them as genuine 2014 World Cup contenders, Scotland were put firmly in their place on an evening that may constitute just one setback too many for manager Craig Levein.
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Comment: Decisive action needed to end Levein era
CRAIG Levein and his Scotland players were transported to and from their World Cup qualifying double header in Wales and Belgium by a charter flight company called Small Planet Airlines.
14 commentsCraig Levein’s managerial record in full
Here is the complete breakdown of Craig Levein’s reign as Scotland boss, starting in March 2010
FA threatens Serbia boycott after racism row erupts at Under-21 tie
The Football Association have raised the prospect of a future boycott of matches in Serbia as a bitter row blew up over the alleged racist treatment of England’s Under-21 side.
Northern Ireland’s Niall McGinn finding it hard to believe he upstaged Ronaldo
Northern Ireland goalscorer Niall McGinn finds it hard to believe he was able to play a key part in thwarting the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani on Tuesday evening.
Anti-racism group calls on Platini to get tough on Serbian denials
ONE of Europe’s leading anti-racism campaigns has called on Uefa to cut through Serbia’s denials and punish the country heavily for the scenes which marred their 2013 European Under-21 Championship play-off against England.
Harry Redknapp: ‘I thought these days were gone’
Harry Redknapp is appalled by the “disgusting” scenes involving former charge Danny Rose on Tuesday night and has joined the chorus of those calling for Serbia to be punished.
Giovanni Trapattoni will remain as manager of Ireland
Giovanni Trapattoni is to remain as manager of the Republic of Ireland after being given the backing of the Football Association of Ireland.
Roy Hodgson admits delay dampened his side’s performance
ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson feared his team had lost some of their spark during the 24-hour delay to their World Cup qualifier with Poland.
Chris Coleman’s Welsh plans came unstuck in the Croatian mud
Wales manager Chris Coleman admitted after Tuesday night’s 2-0 defeat to Croatia that his thoughts before the World Cup qualifier had been the poor conditions in Osijek might work in his team’s favour.
Christophe Berra: We’re right behind boss and we are going in right direction
DEFENDER Christophe Berra still believes Scotland are moving in the right direction under Craig Levein despite sitting rock bottom of their World Cup qualifying group.
1 commentSweden’s TV4 err in missing classic
SWEDEN’S TV4 was trying to look on the bright side after selling the broadcast rights to the national team’s remarkable 4-4 draw against Germany in a World Cup qualifier.
Vincent Kompany won’t write Scotland off
Vincent Kompany has refused to write off Scotland’s World Cup qualification hopes – insisting he knows better than most to expect the unexpected in football.
Poland 1 - 1 England: England made to settle for Warsaw draw
England were well below their best yesterday afternoon but managed to cling onto a precious point from their delayed World Cup qualifying match with Poland in Warsaw.
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The Rumour Mill: Wednesday’s football news and gossip
In today’s Rumour Mill: Craig Levein’s future uncertain after defeat in Brussels leaves Scotland bottom of Group A; Hearts hit with transfer embargo; Aston Villa respond to Charles Green plus the rest of the day’s football news and gossip.
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Poll: Should Craig Levein remain as Scotland manager?
THE Scottish Football Association are set to make a decision this week on the future of Scotland manager Craig Levein after the national side’s World Cup hopes were effectively extinguished by a 2-0 defeat in Belgium.
3 commentsHibs star McGivern among Irish heroes in Portugal
HIBS defender Ryan McGivern played a major role in Oporto last night as Northern Ireland battled to a magnificent 1-1 draw with Portugal.
4 commentsScotland V Belgium: What the fans say
Frazer Henderson, Aberdeen: “We have had a draw in Lithuania, the Czech debacle and handling of the Fletcher farce, three competitive wins all by the odd goal including an injury time winner against Liechtenstein, coupled with two points from a home double header and zero from an away double header. If Craig Levein is not at the job centre there is something far wrong.
Scotland V Belgium: Blame players for defeat says Gary Caldwell
SCOTLAND defender Gary Caldwell insists under-fire manager Craig Levein shouldn’t be fired.
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Scotland are now battling just to make sure they don’t end up bottom of our six-team section
ALMOST ten minutes after the full-time whistle had sounded on this 2-0 annihilation in the King Badouin Stadium last night, the buoyant Belgians were still out on the pitch taking the acclaim of their adoring public.
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England U21 players attacked after win in Serbia video
England players and officials were attacked by their Serbian opponents and racially abused by home fans moments after a 1-0 win over Serbia in a European Under-21 play-off last night.
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‘I want to stay’ insists Craig Levein as World Cup finals slip away again Picture gallery
CRAIG Levein has insisted he has no intention of stepping down as Scotland manager despite watching his team slide to the bottom of their World Cup qualifying group last night.
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How the Scotland players rated against Belgium
How the Scotland team performed in their 2-0 defeat to Belgium in Brussels last night.
Portugal 1 - 1 Northern Ireland: McGinn stuns Portugal as Northern Irish earn point
Northern Ireland were ten minutes away from a famous victory over a Portugal side 114 places above them in the Fifa rankings, but still managed to spoil Cristiano Ronaldo’s big day with a battling point in Oporto.
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- Earthquake that killed nine people in southern Spain was ‘man-made’
- Charles Green apologises to fans for revealing death threats
- Scottish independence: Row over SNP bid to ‘rig’ cash limits for referendum
- Fleet grounded after helicopter ditches in North Sea
- SNP party conference: ‘We’re ruled by a bunch of Snootys,’ says Alex Salmond
- ‘Who dares wins’: Cheers and boos as SNP votes to end opposition to Nato
- Scottish independence: SNP reveal no legal advice sought over EU entry
- Scottish independence: Row over SNP bid to ‘rig’ cash limits for referendum
- Charles Green says path now cleared for Mike Ashley to buy stake in Rangers
- Scottish Government urged to review smoking ban
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- Edinburgh trams: £100m left in budget as council pushes for faster progress
- Fleet grounded after helicopter ditches in North Sea
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