⚽ The Kick-Off | Tuesday 28th October 2025
Brendan Rodgers resigns. Lutz Pfannenstiel appointed as new Sporting Director at Aberdeen. Dundee fan charged following pitch invasion on Saturday. SPFL and Football Manager extend licensing deal.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #177:
Dundee United’s record signing is Steven Pressley. They paid Coventry City £750,000 in 1995.LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🤝 Women’s Under-23 International Friendly
Italy 1 - 3 Scotland
NEWS
🟢 Brendan Rodgers resigned yesterday, with Celtic eight points behind Hearts in the Premiership.
Martin O’Neill and Shaun Maloney have been put in interim charge.
Following the late-night announcement, Dermot Desmond stated on the Celtic website, addressed to the fans, saying that Rodgers’ words and actions have been “divisive, misleading, and self-serving”. - Calum Loudon, STV
🔴 Aberdeen have appointed Lutz Pfannenstiel as their new Sporting Director.
The 52-year-old has joined the Dons from St Louis City in the MLS. Before his five years in the United States, he was Sporting Director at Fortuna Düsseldorf.
He is also known for being the first professional footballer to play for a club on every continent, stealing a penguin, spending time in a Singaporean jail, and modelling for Armani. - BBC
🚔 A Dundee fan has been charged after invading the pitch during Saturday’s defeat against Falkirk.
During the match, several missiles were also thrown in the direction of former Dundee goalkeeper Scott Bain by other fans. - Ben Kearney, Falkirk Herald
💻 The SPFL has agreed a four-year extension to its licensing partnership with Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager.
As part of the announcement, it was revealed what the top 10 most-played Scottish teams in FM24 were. These teams were Rangers, Celtic, Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibernian, Dundee United, Motherwell, The Spartans, Falkirk, and Peterhead.
More than 1.4 million saves have been started with SPFL sides in FM24, with 1.8 million SPFL trophies won across that time – 400,000 cups and 1.4 million league titles. - SPFL website
⚽️ Eilidh Adams, Maria McAneny, and Michaela McAlonie scored in Scotland Women’s Under-23s’ 3-1 win over Italy yesterday.
🏅 The Scottish Women’s Football Awards shortlist has been announced for 2025. - SWF website
🔙 Motherwell have recalled goalkeeper Matt Connelly from his loan at Airdrieonians. Connelly returns to provide cover after Aston Oxborough got injured in the warm-up on Saturday. - Motherwell FC website
🆓 Today’s Under-17 qualifier between Scotland and England in Airdire is free to attend for fans. - Scottish FA website
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🤝 Women’s International Friendly
Scotland v Switzerland (7.30pm - live on BBC Alba - East End Park, Dunfermline)
🏆 UEFA Under-17 European Championship Qualifying
England v Scotland (3.30pm - Albert Bartlett Stadium, Airdrie)
plus various cup fixtures. View all the fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
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