Tag: Football

by Edmund Brown It’s a bitterly cold Sunday afternoon in the middle of February and the Spartans Academy at Ainslie Park is bustling with activity. An under-12 match is underway on the main pitch and...

Musselburgh Windsor Amateur Football Club has started 2012 with a new look thanks to an Edinburgh property company. Ross and Liddell set up its  Community Bursary Scheme last year and donated £250 to the club,...

Dunedin Canmore scores as football project helps homeless men get lives back on track When William McLean was selected to represent his nation in the Homeless World Cup he couldn’t believe his luck. The 27 year...

Hibernian under-19s overcame city rivals Heart of Midlothian in a 2-1 victory in the Scottish Youth Cup tie at Easter Road on Saturday.They secured their place in the 4th round after extra-time following a...

The Caledonian Hilton Hotel has raised over £8,000 for a city football club.The hotel's fundraiser saw hundreds of participants walk, run and cycle throughout the day in all three hotels as part of Hilton...

An Edinburgh council chief has enraged Hibs fans by suggesting they could share a stadium with arch-rivals Hearts.Steve Cardownie, deputy leader of the council, made his comments in a botched bid to show Hibs...

An international sculptor is hoping to hit the back of the net when she auctions one of her pieces in honour of Scotland’s Homeless World Cup winning team.Mandy Long has donated a sculpture which...

by Andrew Blair Scottish football is in an interesting place at the moment, but by no means a happy one. For a start, it wouldn't be entirely surprising if a large number of December's scheduled...

Scotland lost the match 2-1 to Iceland.The match reports can be found at STV but even better we have a selection of action shots from Edinburgh photographer, Thomas Haywood, who was at the...