⚽ The Kick-Off - Tuesday 24th February 2026
SWNT squad additions. Police investigation into Emmanuel Fernandez and Djeidi Gassama racist abuse on Instagram. Edinburgh pubs to open later for the World Cup.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #257: Former West Ham United full back Julian Faubert had a trial with St Johnstone before signing for Kilmarnock in 2016. He also played for Real Madrid and won a cap for France.
NEWS
🔄 Leah Eddie and Amy Rodgers have been brought into the Scotland Women’s National Team after Chelsea Cornet and Kirsty Maclean withdrew. - BBC
🚔 A police investigation has begun after Rangers players Emmanuel Fernandez and Djeidi Gassama received racist abuse on Instagram. - Amy Myles, Glasgow Times
😡 Neil Lennon has called the timing of tonight’s rearranged Dunfermline Athletic v Partick Thistle game a ‘disgrace’.
The Pars boss is outraged at the short notice of the game and believes it could have been played at the end of the month or next month. - Iain Collin, The Courier
🎙️ Rob Edwards, the new owner of Hamilton Academical, has an in-depth chat about the club on the latest Football Heritage podcast.
🔴 Both St Mirren and Celtic are appealing the red cards against them over the weekend. Richard King was sent off for St Mirren, with Auston Trusty dismissed for Celtic.
🧨 St Johnstone issued a short statement condemning the use of pyrotechnics by their fans on Friday night against Raith Rovers. - St Johnstone website
📝 Elgin City’s Mark Gallagher has signed a two-year contract extension. - Elgin City on X
🍺 Edinburgh pubs will open late during the World Cup this summer. This follows similar decisions by Aberdeen and Glasgow licensing boards. - BBC
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 109
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ William Hill Premiership
Dundee United v Aberdeen (7.45pm)
➡️ William Hill Championship
Dunfermline Athletic v Partick Thistle (7.45pm)
Queen’s Park v St Johnstone (7.45pm)
➡️ William Hill League Two
Dumbarton v Clyde (7.45pm)
Elgin City v Edinburgh City (7.45pm)
Stirling Albion v Annan Athletic (7.45pm)
🏆 KDM Evolution Trophy Semi Final
Ayr United v Inverness Caledonian Thistle (7.30pm - live on BBC Alba)
🏆 Lowland League Cup Quarter Final
Linlithgow Rose v Clydebank (7.45pm)
plus matches in the West of Scotland Football League and North of Scotland Football League. View all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
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