1. Lionel Messi Is Wrong: Celtic Were Not Lucky Against Barcelona

    Lionel Messi has branded Celtic 's win over Barcelona on Wednesday night, " lucky ." Speaking in the Scottish Daily Record , Messi said: "They were very lucky. It’s a shame but we just couldn’t do anything about it...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 6 months ago 9,755 reads 98 comments

  2. UEFA Champions League: Celtic Score a Famous Victory over Barcelona

    Celtic Park has witness countless memorable occasions in its history, but few that can match Wednesday night’s victory over Barcelona for nerve-shredding excitement, drama and joy...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 7 months ago 562 reads 1 comments

  3. UEFA Champions League: Can Celtic Go One Better Against Barcelona?

    Celtic Park will be the place to be in Europe on Wednesday evening, as Barcelona comes to visit on Champions League business. The atmosphere inside Celtic Park on Champions League nights is unmatched anywhere in Europe...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 7 months ago 548 reads 0 comments

  4. Scottish Premier League: Why the Prophets of Doom May Just Be Wrong

    According to Greek myth, a princess of Troy by the name of Cassandra was the object of the god Apollo’s amorous attention. As an immortal Olympian, Apollo did not have to rely on a box of Milk Tray and a bunch of flowers to impress the princess...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 7 months ago 349 reads 1 comments

  5. UEFA Champions League: Celtic so Close to Taking a Point in Camp Nou Agony

    Celtic came oh so close to snatching a precious point in the Nou Camp tonight, losing out on a last-gasp goal from Jordi Alba 30 seconds from the end...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 7 months ago 281 reads 4 comments

  6. UEFA Champions League: Into the Dragon's Den for Neil Lennon's Celtic

    On the face of it, it looks like Mission: Impossible for Celtic in Barcelona tonight. This current Barca side are unquestionably one of the greatest teams of any era, and there is an undoubted gulf in class between the two squads...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 7 months ago 380 reads 0 comments

  7. UEFA Champions League: Celtic Win Away on Night of Drama in Moscow

    Celtic recorded their first away win of the Champions League era in the competition proper tonight after a rollercoaster match in Moscow...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 8 months ago 467 reads 2 comments

  8. Glasgow Celtic: John Thomson: Celtic's Prince of Goalkeepers

    A young man named John Thomson From the Wellesley Fife he came To play for Glasgow Celtic And to make himself a name On the 5 th day of September ...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 9 months ago 801 reads 1 comments

  9. UEFA Champions League: Celtic vs. Helsingborgs IF Preview

    Celtic takes on Helsingborgs IF in the second leg of their Champions League playoff tie at Celtic Park tomorrow night. Just like the first leg, and the two ties against HJK Helsinki before it, this is the biggest match of Celtic’s season...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 9 months ago 763 reads 0 comments

  10. UEFA Champions League: Celtic Has One Foot in the Group Stages

    Celtic has taken a giant step closer to the UEFA Champions League group stages for the first time since season 2008-09 with a 2-0 away victory over IF Helsingborgs...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 9 months ago 294 reads 0 comments

  11. Glasgow Rangers: Six Reasons Why the New Club Has Not Been Punished Enough

    The SPL has set up an independent commission chaired by Lord Nimmo Smith , to investigate the Glasgow Rangers FC’s alleged use of improperly registered players from 2000 to 2011...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 9 months ago 8,416 reads 68 comments

  12. Scottish Football Association: The Rangers Football Club Already Making Trouble

    Less than a month into the new Scottish soccer season and the SFA’s newest member club is causing trouble...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 9 months ago 6,080 reads 43 comments

  13. Scottish Soccer in Crisis: Regan and Doncaster Must Go

    Scottish soccer may just have been saved yesterday afternoon by 25 of the 30 Scottish Football League Chairmen who voted to send Sevco Scotland to the Third Division of the SFL...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 10 months ago 634 reads 1 comments

  14. Scottish Soccer Takes Another Step Closer to the Professional Wrestling Ring

    I was reminded of a scene in the old Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Commando today. The one where Arnie holds a bad guy over a cliff, and says, “Remember Sully, when I promised ...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 11 months ago 2,071 reads 4 comments

  15. Scottish Premier League: Hopes for a Newco Rangers in SPL Beginning to Unravel

    It has been another momentous day in Scottish soccer, and again, the news is not good for fans of the now defunct Rangers FC...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 11 months ago 1,908 reads 3 comments

  16. Scottish Premier League: Clubs Increasingly Likely to Say No to Newco Rangers

    The chances of a “Rangers” being in the SPL next season are receding by the day after statements by two SPL clubs indicating that they will be voting against accepting ...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 11 months ago 817 reads 3 comments

  17. Scottish Premier League: Has the SPL Called "The Rangers FC's" Bluff?

    The Rangers' situation continues to develop at pace, and some might say the hopes for a continuing "Rangers presence" in the SPL have begun to unravel...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 11 months ago 1,080 reads 1 comments

  18. Scottish Premier League: The Rangers F.C. Grand Deception Continues

    When the fixtures for the 2012-13 season are released tomorrow morning, Rangers Football Club will not be included . Instead, "Team 12" will replace the now defunct Rangers F.C...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 11 months ago 1,268 reads 10 comments

  19. Scottish Premier League: Long Live the Now-Defunct Glasgow Rangers!

    On June 14, 2012, 140 years of Scottish sporting history ended with the liquidation of Rangers Football Club, following the rejection of the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) which ...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 11 months ago 4,155 reads 5 comments

  20. Glasgow Rangers: The Five Men Who Killed Them

    Glasgow Rangers FC was infamously described as, "the second most important institution in Scotland after the Church of Scotland," by former owner and Chairman Sir David Murray. Yet this famous old club today stands on the brink of oblivion...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 1 year ago 10,141 reads 34 comments

  21. Glasgow Rangers: Death Threats Directed at Scottish Football Association Panel

    A couple of weeks ago, I questioned whether there existed within the governing body of Scottish soccer the will to meaningfully punish Rangers FC for their many transgressions against the spirit of sporting integrity...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 1 year ago 1,990 reads 1 comments

  22. Scottish Premier League: Is Doping Acceptable in Scottish Soccer?

    Imagine if you will an athlete. Let’s say he’s a 100m runner, and he has dominated the field for 10 years...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 1 year ago 11,315 reads 27 comments

  23. Scottish Premier League: Smith Reveals More Than Intended About Tainted Title

    So another Scottish Premier League campaign has come to an end. It is a time for jubilant celebration for the victors, quiet introspection for the runners-up and a sigh of relief from the police and emergency services the length and breadth of Scotland...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 2 years ago 7,516 reads 13 comments

  24. Scottish Premier League: Darkness at the Heart of Scottish Football

    You would be forgiven for thinking that the controversy surrounding the latest, "Old Firm," derby this week was all the fault of Celtic manager Neil Lennon...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about 2 years ago 7,901 reads 17 comments

  25. Scottish Refereeing Corruption: Steven Craven Claims Dallas Told Him to Lie

    So the saga of the penalty-that-never-was rumbles on. Following on from the investigation into referee Dougie McDonald's decision to rescind the penalty he awarded to Celtic at ...

    Daniel O'Connell Written by Daniel O'Connell about over 2 years ago 259 reads 1 comments