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Butcher will join the Scotland set-up - Pressley may follow

Former England captain Terry Butcher has agreed to become part of Scotland manager George Burley's coaching staff.

Butcher, 49, is finalising the details of his contract to assist Burley, and will join up with the squad for their gathering in February.

The 77-times capped Butcher held talks on Monda... Read more »

Gordon Strachan was sent to the stand following the incident

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has been given a four-match touchline ban following a heated exchange with a steward at Pittodrie in August.

The Scottish FA disciplinary committee imposed the ban after finding Strachan guilty of unacceptable conduct.

The Celtic boss became involved after the steward acc... Read more »

The Tynecastle pitch was waterlogged following torrential rain

The CIS Cup semi-final between Aberdeen and Dundee United has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

The match at Tynecastle has now been rescheduled for Tuesday 5 February with a 1945 GMT kick-off.

Referee Calum Murray inspected the pitch at 2.00pm on Tuesday afternoon when torrential rain had made the Tynecastle surface unplayable. ... Read more »

Mizuno (left) and Samaras are the Hoops' latest recruits

Celtic have signed Japanese midfielder Koki Mizuno on a three-and-a-half year contract with Georgios Samaras agreeing a loan deal from Manchester City.

Mizuno, capped three times, joins Celtic from J-League side JEF United while Samaras has signed up for the remainder of the season.

The 22-year-old Mizuno joins his fellow countryman Shunsuke Nak... Read more »

Hutton played against St Mirren on Saturday

Rangers defender Alan Hutton has been in London to have signing talks with Tottenham Hotspur.

The two clubs agreed a fee of about £8m more than three weeks ago but Hutton, 23, stated his desire to remain with the Scottish Premier League leaders.

Since then, though, Spurs have improved the terms on offer to the Scotland international and the decision remains with the player.

Rangers say nothin... Read more »

Scotland has been under heavy rainfall for many weeks

The Scottish football card has again been affected by the bad weather with two SPL matches being postponed.

Hibernian's match with Gretna at Easter Road has been added to the earlier call-off at Fir Park, where Motherwell were due to host Inverness.

In the Third Division, the match between Albion Rovers and Str... Read more »

Boyd was on target three times as Rangers strolled to victory

Kris Boyd bagged a hat-trick as Rangers saw off East Stirlingshire to set up a Scottish Cup fifth round tie at Hibs.

After a sluggish start, Lee McCulloch slipped a 24th minute shot past keeper Michael Brown and Alan Hutton finished off a one-two with Alan Gow soon after.

Gow then set up Kris Boyd to slot home and the same player bagged a second cl... Read more »