0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 9/10/2016
The Old Firm derby is one of the oldest and most heated rivalries in world soccer. Celtic and Rangers have combined for 101 of 120 total Scottish Premiership championships and whether it’s due to domination of Scottish soccer, religious differences (Celtic is Catholic based and Rangers is Protestant based) or the fact that both teams […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 5/21/2016
The year was 1902, the turn of the century had just occurred and a young Hibernian club had just won the Scottish Cup for the second time in their history. It looked like the first of many Scottish Cups to come for Hibs. Who knew that it would take 114 years (and finishing runner-up in […]
MOTHERWELL, SCOTLAND – MAY 31: Bilel Mohsni of Rangers clashes with Motherwell players during the Scottish Premiership play-off final 2nd leg between Motherwell and Rangers at Fir Park on May 31, 2015 in Motherwell, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff Holmes/Getty Images)
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 5/31/2015
Glasgow Rangers lost the second leg of the Scottish Premiership playoff, which decides which team gets promoted to the Scottish Premiership (Scotland’s first division), 3-0 to lose on aggregate 6-1 and they are to remain in the Scottish Championship (second division) for one more year. After the game, Motherwell’s Lee Erwin and Rangers’ Bilel Mohsni were […]
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – AUGUST 28: Kris Commons of Celtic scores just before half time and celebrates with his team mates during the UEFA Champions League Play Off Round Second Leg match between Celtic and FC Shakhter Karagandy at Celtic Park Stadium on August 28, 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 2/1/2015
Kris Commons is a name that maddens most Celtic fans and the coaching staff. He’s been Mr. inconsistent for most of the past two years, however when the big stage is upon him he apparently shows up in a massive way. On Sunday his Celtic side took on Old Firm rivals Rangers and Commons, who […]
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND – MARCH 08: Peter Lawell chief executive of Celtic and Martin Bain chief executive of Rangers attend a media briefing at St Andrews house on March 8, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The summit was called to discuss tackling violence surrounding Old Firm football matches and was chaired by First Minister Alex Salmond, representatives from the SFA, the police, Rangers and Celtic. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 1/30/2015
The Old Firm is back, and for the fans of Celtic and Rangers it’s all they’ve been dreaming about for nearly three years. Such is the nature of the most intense rivalry in sports. What makes this rivalry different? Some will say it’s the religious component, some will say it’s because it means championships and […]
