. As I did last year I have decided again to put together a post collating all this summer's up coming pre-season friendlies. I will up-date as the fixtures are announced and add results as they come in. If anybody knows of any fixtures that I have missed then please get in touch. All weekend fixtures should kick off at 3.00pm and midweek at 7.45 unless otherwise stated. All times BST. All ticket prices are adult.  read more »

Venue: City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Wed 14 May Kick-off: 1945 BST
Rangers take on Zenit St Petersburg in the first of this years european finals.
Rangers are aiming for their second trophy this season but will face stiff opposition from the Russian outfit managed by former Rangers boss Dick Advocaat.
Rangers manager Walter Smith is [...]

Aberdeen 2 Maguire (22, 82)
Falkirk 1 Finnigan (49)

FALKIRK head coach John Hughes believes his players will need to match the "bravado" of captain Darren Barr when they head to Aberdeen bidding to nail down a top-six p

CRAIG Brewster's desire to see Aberdeen clinch a top six place must have as much to do with avoiding a fifth meeting between the clubs as it does with wishing one of his f

ABERDEEN striker Darren Mackie's 69th-minute goal sent Celtic crashing out of the Scottish Cup in their quarter-final replay at Parkhead.

Rangers 3
Dailly (38)
Adam (51)
Boyd (84)

Aberdeen 1
Lovell (28)

Kilmarnock 3
Bryson (14, 75) F Wright (41)

Aberdeen 1
Mackie (86)

All eyes are on Munich today where Bayern hosts Aberdeen in the second leg of their round-of-32 UEFA Cup tie. Aberdeen nearly pulled off a massive upset, giving up a late goal at home for a 2-2 draw I the first leg. At home today, Bayern are huge favorites to win the cup making a slipup at home today a monumental flub. Bayern will also be without Frank Ribery . Ive written before about intriguing I find this years UEFA Cup because of the big names left in it; some are teetering on elimination . Atletico Madrid and Villareal are in trouble today.  read more »

The Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, following the example set 6 years earlier by England’s Premier League. There are 12 clubs in the league. Last place is relegated. The winner qualifies for the Champions League; 2nd place gets a spot in the 3rd round Qualifiers for the Champions League; 3rd place enters the UEFA Cup; as does the Scottish Cup winner ( the other Cup finalist gets that spot, if the Cup winner finishes in the top 3). Scotland’s domestic league is currently ranked #10 by UEFA for European competitions { see this }.  read more »