Scottish football news

Children under the age of 12 should no longer head the ball during training sessions, according to The Football Association (FA). The recommendation was made ... More

The winners of this year’s Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence have been announced, with shortlisted projects celebrated and recognised across the museums, galleries, heritage ... More

A fifth-tier Scottish football club has set its sight on reaching the Scottish Premiership by 2025, using a radical online venture funded by fans. Edusport ... More

Scottish football club Celtic has been granted planning permission in principle for a hotel and museum complex to be built adjacent to the 47-time Scottish ... More

Scottish Premiership football club Dundee FC has tabled plans to leave its current Dens Park home and build a new stadium in the north of ... More

Scottish football club Celtic have announced plans for a hotel and museum complex to be built next to the 47-time Scottish Premier League (SPL) champions’ ... More

The UK government has poured cold water on the possibility of allowing safe standing areas within Premier League football grounds, claiming that it “remains unconvinced” ... More

Three sports governing bodies – Basketball Scotland, Netball Scotland and Scottish Handball – have signed up to use the nation’s £32.9m (US$47m, €41.2m) Oriam national ... More

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) will revamp 300 Skills Centres across the country with the aid of investment from supermarket chain Lidl. Funding from Lidl ... More

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has queried the timing of survey results published by the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) in relation to artificial pitches, and ... More

The use of artificial turf in professional football has come under the spotlight after three-quarters of Scottish league players said they would rather play on ... More

A 50,000-strong fans association in Scotland has called for every professional football club to equip itself with a “community hub”, as well as an independent ... More

Scottish football club, Aberdeen FC (AFC), has earmarked the start of the 2019/20 season for the opening of its new stadium, despite not having secured ... More

The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has transformed its schedule with the reintroduction of a winter break and a revamped League Cup competition. Taking effect ... More

Heart of Midlothian Football Club has unveiled plans to create a museum celebrating the club’s 140-year history. The second-tier Edinburgh club – which nearly folded ... More

Following the opening of the Titanic hotel in Liverpool, UK’s city centre, the same company behind it has proposed plans to redevelop the council-owned Millennium ... More

A government initiative that redirects money from crime into community projects has helped fund a new 3G pitch at Edinburgh's Meadowbank Sports Centre. The synthetic ... More

Sport Scotland has invited councils, educational institutions and other interested parties to bid to host the country’s first National Performance Centre for Sport. A steering ... More

Image: AFC's proposed new Loirston Loch stadium Aberdeen Football Club (AFC) has criticised local councillors for voting against proceeding with the Calder Park sports complex, ... More

Plans for the development of a new National Performance Centre for Sport in Scotland will benefit from up to £25m of support from the Scottish ... More

Mark Wotte, former technical director at Netherlands-based football club Feyenoord, is the new performance director at the Scottish Football Association (SFA). During his football career, ... More