Archive for category: Scotland

/ January 26, 2012 12:51 am

The Top Ten Young Scottish Footballers of 2012

ITV have the X-Factor and Britain's Got Talent, while the BBC had a problem like Maria. Now Scotzine brings you the search for the Top Ten Young Scottish Footballers of 2012.We are opening up this search to our readers, rather than forcing our top ten on you. So we would like you to send in your top ten Scottish players

/ December 14, 2011 2:10 am

Get Well Soon Fletch

The football world was rocked today with the news that Darren Fletcher announced that he is taking an extended break from football for health reasons.A statement on the Manchester United website read: “Over the past year he has had several absence periods which we have attributed to a viral illness in order to respect his right to medical confidentiality. Darren

/ December 9, 2011 5:41 pm

Another change at the SFA as Scott Booth brought on board

Today the SFA announced that they have appointed former Scotland internationalist, Scott Booth, as the new assistant coach to the National Youth Teams. Booth, 39, will work alongside the Performance Director, Mark Wotte, with the Victory Shield squad. The former Aberdeen, Borussia Dortmund, Utrecht and FC Twente forward will also play a role within the new National Performance Schools. Details

/ November 23, 2011 9:34 pm

Scotland kick off their World Cup 2014 qualifying campaign at home against Serbia

Scotland will face Serbia in their opening fixture in the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign. The first game of Scotland's campaign will be played at Hampden Park on September 8th 2012, with a 3pm kick off

/ November 23, 2011 10:50 am

Rise and Shine Number 49 as Scotland break back into FIFA Top 50

Scotland have moved back into the FIFA Top 50 after moving up two places in the latest world rankings. Craig Levein’s side have risen two places to 49th position in the world rankings, in part thanks to their 2-1 win over Cyprus this month. According to STV Sport, that 2-1 win in Larnaca gained 240 points for the Scots towards

/ November 18, 2011 6:07 pm

Scotland line up Slovenia in another friendly

The Scottish FA have confirmed that Scotland will travel to Slovenia for another international friendly on Wednesday 29th February 2012. Scotland national manager, Craig Levein, said: “I’m really pleased to accept the invitation to travel to Slovenia. The players are all looking forward to another opportunity to continue building momentum as a group.” Earlier this month, Scotland played against Cyprus

/ November 14, 2011 10:30 pm

Berra the devil you know – A meaningless friendly that proved nothing

The usual suspects were in attendance on Friday night as Scotland played Cyprus, as Craig Levein looks to become Jack Charlton Mk II with the number of English-born players coming to the fore under his tenureship.An international friendly against Cyprus in November, while other nations are fighting it out on the pitch for a place in the European Championships. How

/ November 9, 2011 8:07 pm

Scotland to wear Poppy on Black Armbands after FIFA hullaballoo

The Scottish FA will adopt the English approach of wearing a Poppy on the black armbands on Friday night after FIFA softened their stance after the Westminster government and Royal Family intervened. After the England team received the green light to wear poppies on their black armbands when they face Spain, Scottish FA Chief Executive Stewart Regan commented that Scotland

/ November 1, 2011 1:43 pm

Craig Levein names Scotland squad for friendly with Cyprus

Craig Levein has named his squad for the international friendly game with Cyprus next week. Huddersfield striker Jordan Rhodes is called up to the squad for the first time, while there are returns for Norwich City defender Russell Martin and QPR striker Jamie Mackie. Aston Villa Barry Bannon has been dropped by Levein in the wake of being arrested for

/ October 20, 2011 6:57 pm

Scotland to face Cyprus in November friendly

Scotland have lined up a friendly match with Cyprus on Friday 11th November, the game will take place on the same night as the play-offs for the EURO 2012 finals. “The players are all looking forward to getting together again and building on the progress we have made as a group,” said Levein. “Going to Cyprus will give us an