Shocking news out of Scotland where Rangers have filed notice of their intention to enter administration as they admitted they could be facing a tax bill of 'substantially more than £50million'.

Rangers lodged papers at the Court of Session in Edinburgh and said a final decision would be taken in the next two weeks.

The Scottish Football Association has unveiled the new Scotland adidas 2012/13 away kit. Its launch follows that of the Scots' 2011/13 home uniform (now available at World Soccer Shop) in...

The Scottish Football Association has unveiled the new Scotland adidas 2012/13 away kit. Its launch follows that of the Scots' 2011/13 home uniform (now available at World Soccer Shop) in...

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Five months is all that separates the U.S. men's national team from the start of its World Cup qualifying campaign, and a friendly against Scotland appears to be in the works prior to then.

According to a report in Scotland, the U.S. Soccer Federation is in talks with the Scottish Football Association over a potentialy friendly.

The Scotland adidas 2011/13 home kit (now available at World Soccer Shop) was unveiled back in October and has since seen match action in matches against Spain and Cyprus. Recently, adidas launched the kit at a Glasgow mall using the latest in Augmented Reality technology that let Scotland fans pose next to lifelike computer-generated versions [.

Manager Craig Levein has revealed Scotland missed the opportunity to persuade Sebastian Coates to play for their national side – but are determined not to miss out on Liverpool FC player Jonjo Shelvey.
Levein says Scottish Football Association officials have already been in contact with Jonjo Shelvey about him changing football allegiance from England.

Wales continued their recent run of impressive results with an emphatic four-one win over Norway at the Cardiff City Stadium. Goals from Gareth Bale, Craig Bellamy and Sam Vokes earned Wales their fourth win in five games. Whilst the team on the pitch overran their Scandinavian visitors, though, the fans in the ground were largely otherwise occupied, trying to make a stand against Team GB.

Scottish Football Association have unveiled the brand Scotland 2011/13 home kit. According to the SFA website: The traditional dark indigo colour with hallmark adidas white three stripes has been proudly retained, but the shirt features an array of design innovations. The Badge The new kit crest pays homage to the round badge used on the [.

Scottish Football Association have unveiled the brand Scotland 2011/13 home kit. According to the SFA website: The traditional dark indigo colour with hallmark adidas white three stripes has been proudly retained, but the shirt features an array of design innovations. The Badge The new kit crest pays homage to the round badge used on the [.

Meandering through The Sunday Post (the scrapes that Oor Wullie finds himself in!) I spotted something in Brian Fowlie's TV review of Scotland's spectacular win in Liechtenstein:
"Craig Mackail-Smith's goal calmed things for a while, I'll swear the commentators paused to take a breath.
"I did wonder if the Brighton striker was the first player with a hyphenated name to score for Scotland.

A preview of the Scotland adidas 2011/12 adidas home kit has been published by the Scottish Football Association online store. The new jersey will be officially launched on October 11th and is expected to be worn for the Scots' decisive EURO 2012 qualifier with Spain. Victory against the reigning European and World Cup champions will [.

A preview of the Scotland adidas 2011/12 adidas home kit has been published by the Scottish Football Association online store. The new jersey will be officially launched on October 11th and is expected to be worn for the Scots' decisive EURO 2012 qualifier with Spain. Victory against the reigning European and World Cup champions will [.

Building up to this week's final round of group qualifying fixtures for the 2012 European Championships, BBC Radio Scotland has produced short audio pastiches daily on their Sportsound programme featuring new interviews with former Scottish national team players along with rebroadcasting some audio caught in the moment after some big matches.

Scotland midfielder Charlie Adam has pulled out of Tuesday's Euro 2012 qualifier against Lithuania due to a hip injury, the Scottish Football Association has announced.
Adam picked up the knock during Saturday's 2-2 draw with the Czech Republic at Hampden Park and was forced off the pitch in the 79th minute.

Carolina RailHawks head coach Martin Rennie, 36, has been named as head coach of the MLS Vancouver Whitecaps, beginning after the completion of the 2011 season. Rennie, who is in his third season with the RailHawks, has already qualified the club for a playoff spot with almost a third of the season to go, fashioning a 14-2-3 record and a twelve point cushion at the top of the NASL table over second place Puerto Rico.

Carolina RailHawks head coach Martin Rennie, 36, has been named as head coach of the MLS Vancouver Whitecaps, beginning after the completion of the 2011 season. Rennie, who is in his third season with the RailHawks, has already qualified the club for a playoff spot with almost a third of the season to go, fashioning a 14-2-3 record and a twelve point cushion at the top of the NASL table over second place Puerto Rico.

Rumbling along quietly along in the background, the ongoing argument over whether a Great Britain team should take part in the 2012 London Olympics has been one of the slow-burning debates within British football over the last half-decade or so, but this debate ignited this afternoon after a series of statements, made in turn by the British Olympic Association, the Football Association, the Scottish Football Association and the Football Association of Wales, which already seems likely to turn into a full-blown argument.

by Tony Attwood A little while ago the Scottish Football Association threatened to sue a QC who accused it of being "dishonest", "dysfunctional" and "biased". As far as I know, they didn't, but the mere fact that they said they might, shows that something is amiss in football in the north of the UK. If [.

Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker he just do what he please
Beware. The SPL's very own old flattop fool hoves into view once more.
Neil Doncaster has been keeping a low profile of late, consumed as we have been with summits and spats, songs and suspensions.

The main hazard attached to stridency of opinion is that you are often wrong. Sometimes, my success rate is in line with a stopped clock. And it appears my suggestion that Celtic were more sinned against than sinner in their recent Scottish Cup victory over Rangers was wide of the mark. The Scottish Football Association's disciplinary process has found Celtic manager Neil Lennon to be primarily responsible for the disgraceful scenes during and after the match, scenes that were so shameful they needed a Scottish government summit to sort out.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

It's a time transition at the NASL.

The second-tier of American soccer revealed several changes this morning as David Downs was introduced as commissioner, a new logo was unveiled and a redesigned website was launched.

Downs is the former executive director of the unsuccessful USA World Cup bid and will officially take office on April 4th.

Scotland officials have denied Brazilian forward Neymar was the victim of racist abuse during the friendly match between the two teams at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Neymar told reporters after the game that a banana was thrown on the pitch in his direction and that he was the target for racist chants during Brazil's 2-0 victory over Craig Levein's side.

IN a move that has surprised commentators throughout Scottish Football, the SPL have supported terms to introduce a 10-team premier league.

The proposed new league format seemed to be out of favour after being tabled my SPL Chief Executive Neil Doncaster back in November, attracting criticism and opponents from the off.