Another headline that's surely never been written in the history of the English language.
This story takes us to Scotland, where it turns out a bunch of Aberdeen fans were dressed as sheep as they rode the train to an upcoming soccer match against Hibs in Edinburgh.
One unfortunate 24-year-old dude was apparently set alight and ran through the cars with his sheep-suit engulfed in flames. Click to continue reading...

As the saga at Rangers continues towards a potentially horrid (or amusing, depending on your allegiances) conclusion, Walter Smith is not the only one concerned at the lack of progress. Over in Edinburgh things are not going according to plan for the Maroon half of the city, as Hearts gaffer Csaba Lazslo says he'll consider his [. Click to continue reading...

Alastair Campbell has today lifted the lid on Tony Blair's thoughts about the Newcastle United crisis. Tony Blair this is what you need to do Mike say something please! Tony Blair may be the most famous Newcastle supporter, and although he was born in Edinburgh in 1953, he spent quite a bit of his [. Click to continue reading...

Hearts(nil) held one of their famous media conferences today at Tynecastle. Mad Vlad Romanov seem to have had enough of being criticised for being unable to afford a striker and he and Csaba have parted ways only days before the end of the transfer window. It now looks like Hearts will go into the weekend managerless and strikerless.

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Souleymane 'Sol' Bamba appears to see his future away from Hibernian's Easter Road ground, and claims interest from some interesting names: French outfits Lorient and Grenoble, and also Premier League big guns Liverpool.
The 24-year-old former Paris Saint-Germain youngster first came to Scottish football with Dunfermline, before moving on to Hibs. Click to continue reading...

Even for me getting a prediction wrong before the start of the season is quite impressive. But I'll admit Celtic's last minute heroics in Moscow proved me wrong. Had I actually bet my house on them winning I'd be writing this from somewhere more exotic than Edinburgh.But Celtic did it last night and fair play to them. Click to continue reading...

Even for me getting a prediction wrong before the start of the season is quite impressive. But I'll admit Celtic's last minute heroics in Moscow proved me wrong. Had I actually bet my house on them winning I'd be writing this from somewhere more exotic than Edinburgh.But Celtic did it last night and fair play to them. Click to continue reading...

I was struggling to find something to write about today until I came across this.
Bolton Wanderers used Virgin Trains to take them to Edinburgh for their pre-season match against Scottish Premier side Hearts.
All was well - £4,000 was paid in June for the travel - the players and staff lined up at the station to board the train, only to discover some of their seats had been taken. Click to continue reading...

While a good majority of the negative attention surrounding relocation of football clubs is aimed at McDons (Milton Keynes Dons, the franchise that replaced Wimbledon F.C.), and with good reason, many tend to forget that they were not the first in Britain. In Scotland, what is now Livingston FC did the same thing in 1995 when they, then known as Meadowbank Thistle, abandoned Edinburgh in favor of a new stadium in the new town of Livingston, West Lothian.

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Newcastle United have arranged another pre-season friendly when they will travel to Scottish Premier League side Dundee United to help kick off their Centenary Season celebrations at Tannadice Park on Sunday, August 2 (kick-off 3pm). The Dundee club are proudly celebrating 100 years since it was founded. Click to continue reading...

While the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Rio Ferdinand are splashed across the tabloids sunning themselves on a beach somewhere, Rory Delap and friends are saddling up for a 202-mile bike ride from Newcastle to Edinburgh - all in the name of charity.

With the trip scheduled to take three days, Delap and six others must cover around 70 miles a day in the hope of raising money for the Donna Louise Children's Hospice in Stoke.

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Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their great rivals Hearts who Hibernian play in the Edinburgh derby. The club, often referred to as "Hibs", finished in 6th place during [. Click to continue reading...

Today's vital clash between Celtic and Hearts is the 276th League meeting between the two sides.

Celtic home record in this tie if very one sided, having won 84 of the 138 home games until now, losing only 19 with 35 draws - although it was only two years ago, in April 2007 when Hearts last won in Glasgow - which is also their last win in the tie too.

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Today's clash between Hibernian and Celtic is their 267th League meeting between the two sides.

Celtic have had the better of the clash both home and away, winning 154 times, drawing 63 times and only losing 49 times in the previous meetings.

Hibs have won one game against Celtic in each of the last three seasons, including this season - the last time they won two games against Celtic in a season was the 1992-93 season and since the 1975-76 season, where the teams play each other 4 times a year, there has never been a season when all home games have been won (which is the case so far this season).

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Rangers' seven game winning streak came to a screeching halt on Wednesday night as they drew with Hibernian at Easter Road in Edinburgh. Click to continue reading...

Rangers will look to avoid a letdown on Wednesday as they travel to Easter Road in Edinburgh to face Hibernian. Click to continue reading...

Last night's Edinburgh derby between Hearts and Hibernian was the 250th League meeting between the two sides.

Hearts failed to win any of the League games against Hibernian for the first time since the 2000-01 season, and the two points they have taken off Hibs this season is their lowest total since the 1976-77 season (in which they also took two points from the four games).

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Pitch invader takes offence to penalty being scored Hibs' Derek Riordan very nearly got a punch to the head for his troubles after scoring the winning goal in the Edinburgh derby against Hearts. Jambos fans invaded the pitch after Riordan converted a 79th-minute penalty, and at least one looked intent on taking a swing at the [. Click to continue reading...

Maurice Edu's goal in the 72nd minute proved to be the difference as Rangers picked up a desperately needed three points against Hibernian in Edinburgh. Click to continue reading...

Maurice Edu would like nothing better for a 23rd birthday present than a Rangers victory on Sunday in Edinburgh against Hibernian. Click to continue reading...

Tonight's game between St Mirren and Hibernian is the 202nd League encounter, one of the longest running ties - with the first game coming in September 1895!

Both sides have enjoyed more success at home, St Mirren winning 49 games to 29 losses - while Hibs have won 60 times in Edinburgh, losing 18 times.

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The next round of the CIS Cup provided another upset, while two below-par performances from SPL provided plenty of drama on another exciting evening of Scottish football. There will be no Edinburgh teams in the next round as Hearts where knocked out on penalties by Airdrie United this evening (3:4 pen). Click to continue reading...

This a fantastic little video made by curious people in Edinburgh to see how the masses react to over a dozen unattended footballs left on the street. One which they should repeat many times over. In fact, they should do one in every major European city to see who steals them the fastest, making them [. Click to continue reading...