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Lawrence Shankland Born on August 10, 1995, Lawrence Shankland is a football player who plays for both the Scotland national team and Heart of Midlothian, a club in the Scottish Premiership. Prior to relocating to Aberdeen in 2013, Shankland started his career at Queen’s Park. Prior to joining Ayr United in 2017, he played on loan at Dunfermline Athletic, St. Mirren, and Greenock Morton. In 2019, he joined Dundee United, and later that year, he earned his Scotland debut. Shankland joined the Belgian team Beerschot in 2021, but he left after a year and joined Hearts in Scotland. Lawrence…

The only Rangers question in town splits the Jury as word on the street plays key role in Celtic transfer call The Jury debate the big talking points in Scottish sport and beyond this week Barry Ferguson guided Rangers to a decisive victory over Fenerbahce on Thursday; will he get another chance to stay this week? KEITH JACKSON You would think so, for sure. Aware of Mourinho’s position in the European game, the American owners-in-waiting are keeping a tight eye on things. Ferguson has every right to participate in the discussion if he can lift him off his feet. ANDY…

Hearts star reveals emotional goal tribute to grandmother as he nets crucial double on day of funeral The midfielder emotionally discussed the hardship of his last few weeks as he featured for Hearts on a difficult day for his family. In an emotional statement, Hearts midfielder Sander Kartum explained why he celebrated his goal against Dundee in the Scottish Cup. The Norwegian midfielder joined for the Jambos in the winter transfer window. With a double in Friday night’s 3-1 victory over the Dark Blues in the Scottish Cup quarterfinals, he showed off the quality in his locker. He will play…

Celtic fans won’t agree with what Alan Stubbs has said about Henrik Larsson and Wayne Rooney Henrik Larsson is considered by most Celtic supporters to be the team’s greatest player ever. The Swedish striker, who signed with the Hoops in 1997, became a legendary figure over the next seven years, wearing the recognizable No. 7 jersey and scoring an incredible 242 goals for Celtic in all competitions, ranking second only to Bobby Lennox and Jimmy McGrory on the team’s all-time scoring charts. After his skills were eventually recognized by the rest of the world, Larsson—dubbed “The King” by Celtic fans—went…

Mark Robins opens up on Coventry return, Frank Lampard makeover and Stoke City hope Stoke City manager Mark Robins is making his first return to Coventry since being sacked in November Notwithstanding all the numerous distinctions between the two teams and their situations, Mark Robins has identified the primary trait he feels he must imitate at Stoke City from his time at Coventry. Eight years ago this week, Robins was named manager of Coventry. He went on to lead the team from League Two to within a penalty shootout of promotion to the Premier League and to the FA Cup…

Dundee holds special place for Rangers and Scotland hero – but Hearts fans will shudder at his links Defender remembers playing in the biggest-ever Dundee vs. Hearts match When asked about his Scottish Cup memories while with Dundee, it’s understandable if Colin Hendry appears a little stumped. The Dens Park team’s accomplishments in the competition over the past 50 years are limited to one final and four semi-finals, one of which occurred shortly after Hendry joined the team as a young, fresh-faced player from Keith. He was only 18 at the time and was not included in the squad when…

Hearts star named in international’s star-studded best ever XI alongside Champions League winners Hearts supporters loved Antti Niemi when he played for them from 1999 to 2002.The Finnish goalie, who joined Tynecastle from Rangers halfway through the 1998–99 campaign, became their number one goalie right away, surpassing the great Gilles Rousset. He went on to become one of their greatest goalies in modern history.He was linked to moves to the English Premier League, but he stayed with the Jambós for three years before securing a move to Southampton, where he played for Fulham, Portsmouth, and the top division down…

Hibs vs Hearts is biggest game in BRITAIN this weekend and new boys will be blown away – Ryan Stevenson It’s the biggest of big ones in Edinburgh on Sunday and former Hearts man Stevo admits he can barely remember a derby where both sides are in such good form. All I needed to understand what an Edinburgh derby in enemy territory meant to Hearts was the bus ride from Tynecastle to Easter Road, which took less than an hour. The blood was already rushing through my veins on the coach, ready to jump off and strike Hibs like an…

Next Rangers manager odds: Former Ibrox quartet and ex-Spurs and Chelsea icon among favourites after Barry Ferguson development Rangers has announced that Barry Ferguson would serve as interim manager at Ibrox over the summer. However, who is the front-runner to succeed Philippe Clement on a permanent basis? Rangers fired Philippe Clement on Sunday night and announced that, until the summer, famous former captain Barry Ferguson will serve as interim manager at Ibrox. The Belgian manager’s 16-month reign at Govan came to an abrupt end over the weekend when they lost to St Mirren 2-0 at home after another terrible performance.…

Double Birmingham City blow means £775k star simply must step up After defeating Leyton Orient 2-0 at St Andrew’s on Tuesday night, Birmingham City made yet another huge step toward an instant return to the Championship. The West Midlands team is now 12 points ahead of third-place Wrexham after Chris Davies’s team has won six of their past seven third-tier games and extended their winning streak to 17 games with another three points. The Blues are also in a strong position to win League One, leading Wycombe Wanderers by nine points with one game remaining. Birmingham won again thanks…