Officials from Scotland and Wales have had tentative conversations over the possibility of Co - Hosting the 2016 European Championships and following in the footsteps of Belgium / Holland, Austria / Switzerland and 2012’s Ukraine / Poland edition.
Maxi Rodriguez’s goal in the 8th minute was all that was needed as Argentina beat Scotland 1 - 0 at Hampden Park.
Sergio Kun Aguero has left the Argentina camp ahead of tonight’s Friendly at Hampden Park against Scotland and his pregnant girlfriend and coach’s daughter Giannina Maradona was rushed to a hospital in Madrid following complaints.
Diego Maradona, who scored his first goal for Argentina in Glasgow three decades ago, makes another debut in Scotland tomorrow. This time, he’s Argentina national soccer team coach and opposing fans will welcome him as a hero. His spot is so secure in Scottish hearts that fans still sing about him to taunt the English.
Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy has supposedly gained assurances from FIFA that the possibility of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales uniting to form a U-23 Great Britain Olympic Team would not impact future International Status and would be considered a “one off tournament”.
UPDATE - Looks like your wish came true Lucas as Riquelme was left out of Maradona’s squad after a successful appeal from Boca Juniors.
It’s starting to look as if Argentina legend and newly appointed National Team coach Diego Maradona will call in one of his personal favorites to strengthen his squad ahead of their November 19th Friendly at Hampden Park. (more…)
Diego Maradona has named his first 20 man Euro-based provisional roster ahead of Argentina’s November 19th friendly at Hampden Park against George Burley’s Scotland.
With the previous agreement between Argentina and Barcelona President Joan Laporta that Leonel Messi would be left out of Friendlies due to his involvement with Argentina’s Gold Medal winning 2008 Beijing Olympics in effect, Maradona’s quartet of Carlos Tevez, Sergio Aguero, Lisandro Lopez and German Denis will look to carry the load up front.
Spanish Glasgow Rangers star Nacho Novo has reiterated his desire to play for his adopted homeland after revealing that he could be eligible for Scottish Citizenship after spending 8 year in Scotland playing for Raith Rovers (2001 - 02), Dundee (2002 - 04) and Rangers (2004 - present).
Once gaining Citizenship, it would be up to the SFA and Manage George Burley to decide if Novo would be the first “foreigner” to don the Scottish Kit.
“I was asked a simple question about playing for Scotland and I gave an honest answer. When I was young my dream was to play for Spain but that hasn’t happened.
“I have been in Scotland for many years now. My family is Scottish as well. It would be an honour for me to pull on a Scotland jersey.”
Marco Senna anyone?
image via TheSun
This miss by Wolverhampton Wolves striker Chris Iwelumo at the weekend against Norway cost Scotland a vital three points and sparked the end of Glasgow Ranger’s forward Kris Boyd’s International Career under Scotland manager George Burley.
With Burley electing to go with Iwelumo instead of Boyd, who’s had a tough time this season getting consistent games in Walter Smith’s side, the snub of being left on the bench was too much for Boyd who made it very clear after the match that he would never put the Scotland kit back on as long as Burley was at the helm.
That decision by Boyd didn’t sit too well with Scotland boss Burley.
Reminds me of the Nwankwo Kanu’s miss when he was with West Brom miss a couple of years back.
To all my Scots…you might need to scoop a pair of these sneaks. Resistance got together with Spring Court to work on a couple pairs of kicks for their Fall / Winter collection. The Spring Court is a heritage tennis shoe with a vulcanized self cooling sole unit and four ventilation holes. The removable insole is peppermint scented to reduce odors and is machine washable. Forego the kilt and rock these instead for Scotland’s next World Cup Qualifier.
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