Andy Muirhead / May 30, 2011 12:41 pm
Last night the inaugural Carling Nations Cup was won by the host nation, the Republic of Ireland, with a 1-0 win over Scotland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. It was meant to be a revamped version of the British Home Championships which ran for 100 years, ending in Season 1983-84 for a number of reasons. It was being overshadowed
Andy Muirhead / May 30, 2011 9:39 am
A Robbie Keane solitary strike in the first half was enough to give the Republic of Ireland a 1-0 over Craig Levein’s Scotland side, and with that win, the inaugural and possibly the last Carling Nations Cup was donned in Ireland’s colours and lifted by Robbie Keane, while the Scots sat on the turf dreaming of their summer holidays. With
Andy Muirhead / May 25, 2011 9:16 pm
Scotland had to come from a goal behind to secure a 3-1 victory over a second string Welsh side, to set up a Final clash with the Republic of Ireland on Sunday, with the winner of that tie earning the right to lift the inaugural Carling Nations Cup trophy. Despite Scotland naming a strong starting XI, they found themselves a
Andy Muirhead / May 25, 2011 6:31 pm
Join Scotzine as Scotland play their second Carling Nations Cup game against Wales. Follow live updates throughout the game and have your say. Wales v Scotland – Carling Nations Cup Scotland take to the field for their second Carling Nations Cup game against Wales, after beating Northern Ireland 3-0 back in February. After tonight’s game, they will face the Republic
Andy Muirhead / May 24, 2011 8:45 pm
Craig Levein has announced Scotland’s First XI that will face Wales in tomorrow night’s Carling Nations Cup game. And the former Dundee United manager believes that there is a desire amongst the squad to win this tournament, despite the games coming at the end of the season. Levein continued: “An obvious indication is the amount of withdrawals. From the original
Andy Muirhead / May 18, 2011 12:25 am
Wales manager Gary Speed has named his squad to play in the final two Carling Nations Cup matches in Dublin this month. Celtic’s Joe Ledley has been named in the squad despite picking up an injury that kept him out of the title run in for the Parkhead side. While Gareth Bale has been omitted due to an ankle injury,
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