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Henry believes World Cup should hold no fears for resurgent Scotland

16 hours 53 min ago
WHEN Scotland failed to qualify for the finals of Euro 2008, many members of the Tartan Army sought solace in the fact that it was the World Cup finalists, France and Italy, w

Burley sure Scots will face England soon

July 16, 2008 - 00:00
SCOTLAND boss George Burley is keen to manage his country against England despite the lack of available dates in the near future.

Scots crushed by Germany

July 14, 2008 - 00:00
THE wheels came off in spectacular fashion for the Scotland Women's under-19 team in France last night when they were crushed 7-0 by Germany.

Tartan Army cool on clash with Argies

July 10, 2008 - 00:00
THE Scottish Football Association could scrap a November friendly against Argentina after receiving a "negative" response to their plans to fly the South Americans in.

Trezeguet fires parting shot at Domenech

July 10, 2008 - 00:00
DAVID Trezeguet ended his rollercoaster career with the French national team yesterday, completing an era in which he hit the heights and plumbed the depths of international f

No stampede from Tartan Army to subsidise £1m Argentina visit

July 9, 2008 - 00:00
THE Scottish Football Association has received a cool response from fans after being handed an opportunity to bring Argentina to Hampden in November.

Tartan Army is told: Argentina will cost you

July 8, 2008 - 00:00
THE Scottish Football Association is asking the Tartan Army if they are prepared to pay top ticket prices to bring Argentina to Hampden.

Astute Aragones riding a wave of popularity in Spanish fiesta

July 5, 2008 - 00:00
SIX days on, some of the Spanish are half-heartedly trying to clear away the debris from the party, while those with more stamina keep insisting on cracking open another bottl

Football news in brief

July 4, 2008 - 00:00
Cowdenbeath chairman quits

Welsh keen to team up with Scots in bid for Euro 2016

July 3, 2008 - 00:00
SCOTTISH ministers are set to be approached about the possibility of launching a joint bid with Wales to host the 2016 European Championship finals.

Aragones exit due to disinterest

July 3, 2008 - 00:00
LUIS Aragones said yesterday he left his post as Spain coach because the Spanish Football Federation did not want him to continue.

Spain move to top of world rankings

July 3, 2008 - 00:00
SPAIN are ranked number one in the world after their victory at Euro 2008, but England have fallen six places to 15th – just one spot above Scotland. Spain moved up three plac

Domenech wins players' backing

July 3, 2008 - 00:00
FRANCE captain Patrick Vieira, midfielder Franck Ribery and Michel Platini, the Uefa president, have all backed coach Raymond Domenech to retain his job, with a decision expec

Platini seeks reassurance on Euro 2012

July 2, 2008 - 00:00
UEFA president Michel Platini is to meet officials from the Polish and Ukrainian Football Associations this week amid growing unease about the respective countries' abil

Women face tough task in U19 finals

July 2, 2008 - 00:00
THE Scotland Women's Under-19 squad fly out to France on Friday for the Uefa Women's Under-19 Championship finals.

Burley eager to take Scots to World Cup

July 1, 2008 - 00:00
GEORGE BURLEY insists Scotland must forget the disappointment of sitting out the recent European Championships and concentrate on reaching the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Burley urges Scotland to adopt fearless approach to World Cup

July 1, 2008 - 00:00
SCOTLAND manager George Burley will ask his players to be inspired but not intimidated by Spain's gloriously achieved and richly deserved triumph in a Euro 2008 tournament

Spain united in joy as Euro 2008 victory proves Aragones has healed old divisions

July 1, 2008 - 00:00
MATCH-WINNER Fernando Torres hailed Spain's Euro 2008 success as "a great victory for a whole country". It is an assessment which perfectly sums up why on Sunday,

Bitter Lehmann accuses referee of 'bias', but most of his fellow Germans take defeat in good spirit

July 1, 2008 - 00:00
WHILE commentators in the German media yesterday conceded that the better team had won Sunday night's Euro 2008 final in Vienna, some of the country's leading players

Pass-master Xavi is voted player of the tournament

July 1, 2008 - 00:00
UEFA's team of technical experts, headed by former Scotland coach Andy Roxburgh, have voted Xavi Hernandez player of Euro 2008.