⚽ The Kick-Off - Wednesday 5th August 2026
Stuart Findlay red card appeal is unsuccessful. Rangers midfielder Nedim Bajrami moves to Saudi Arabia on loan. Willie Collum held the first-ever supporters’ briefing.
Random Scottish Football Fact #363:
New Kilmarnock signing Jonathan Meier has become the first-ever German player to sign for the club.
LATEST NEWS
🚫 Hearts were unsuccessful in their appeal against Stuart Findlay’s red card shown on Saturday against Aberdeen. - Heart of Midlothian on X
🟢 Celtic midfielder Paulo Bernardo has joined Polish side Górnik Zabrze on loan, with an option to buy. - Celtic FC on X
🔵 Rangers midfielder Nedim Bajrami has joined Saudi club Al Taawoun on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.
The Albanian international joined the Ibrox club in 2024. - BBC
✍️ Australian side MacArthur FC have signed Kai Kennedy, after the winger forcedhis release from Queen of the South. - MacArthur FC on X
🆕 Austin MacPhee was pictured as Chelsea’s new set-piece coach in an Instagram post from the club. The Scot, who, as well as being part of Hearts’ backroom team, has had spells with Scotland and, most recently, Aston Villa and Portugal.
⚽ Scottish FA Head of Refereeing Willie Collum held the first-ever supporters’ briefing in conjunction with the Scottish Football Union (SFU) at Hampden.
Collum ran through the latest rule changes, discussed a series of clips from last season and answered questions from supporters.- Scottish FA website
⭐ St Mirren’s Killian Phillips was named the star man in the first SPFL Team of the Week of the season.
🎟️ The Edinburgh Fringe officially starts on Friday. There are several shows of a Scottish football persuasion, including:
An Unbiased Afternoon with Allaster McKallaster
ScotlandsFest: A Scottish Football Odyssey
ScotlandsFest: No Scotland No Party!
Scottish Comedy Legends: Jonathan Watson
The Ghost of White Hart Lane
The Toe Poke
We Have a Dream
And for those with a general interest in football finance, this could be interesting:
Iain Dale: All Talk with Kieran Maguire and Kevin Day
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE
(all 8pm kick-offs)
Banks o’ Dee v Inverurie Loco Works
Brora Rangers v Wick Academy
Clachnacuddin v Invergordon
Fraserburgh v Keith
Huntly v Deveronvale
Lossiemouth v Rothes
Nairn County v Forres Mechanics
Strathspey Thistle v Buckie Thistle
Turriff United v Formartine United
🏆 UEFA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND - MINI-TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINALS
Gintra v Heart of Midlothian (2.30pm - playing in Denmark)
Slavia Praha v Rangers (7.30pm - playing at Broadwood, Cumbernauld)
Plus matches in the East of Scotland Football League, Midlands League South of Scotland League, East of Scotland Qualifying Cup and Sky Sports Cup. View all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
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