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SCOTLAND boss Steve Clarke has opted to put his faith in youth after naming the uncapped trio of Billy Gilmour, Nathan Patterson and David Turnbull in his squad for this summer’s European Championship. Nineteen-year-olds Gilmour and Patterson and PFA Scotland young player of the year Turnbull, 21, have made the cut after being named in Clarke’s 26-man provisional squad. Scotland are heading to their first major tournament in 23 years next month and will host the Czech Republic and Croatia a...

EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United legend Denis Law on his life and times and love of Aberdeen © SYSTEM "I love the place - its my home": Denis Law has been speaking about his love for Aberdeen. Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up It’s a long time since Denis Law felt the exhilaration coursing through his veins at the prospect of pull...

Line of Duty star Martin Compston shrugged off a hangover to score at Wembley © BBC/World Productions/Steffan Hi Martin Compston shrugged off a hangover to become a football hero for Scotland at Wembley. Line of Duty star Martin Compston scored the first-ever goal for Scotland at the new Wembley and wanted to take the crossbar home. Compston, who plays DS Steve Arnott in the BBC hit drama about police corruption, represented his country in a celebrity clash against the Auld Enemy on April 26 2...

Scotland at the Euros: More than 3,000 Tartan Army fans could cheer on their country at Wembley © SNS Group Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up More than 3,000 Tartan Army fans could be allowed into Wembley this summer to cheer Scotland on against England. The Scottish Sun reports that the UK Government is planning to let at least 10,000 domestic supporters into the national stadium for the Auld Enemy showd...

Article top media content Kylian Mbappé and Cristiano Ronaldo are set for another meeting at UEFA EURO 2020 Icon Sport via Getty Images Article body Historic match-ups, finals debuts and heavyweight contests: UEFA EURO 2020 promises plenty of excitement even before the knockout stage begins. We pick out seven dates that should be circled in red in every football fans diary. All times CET All of Turkeys EURO 2020 qualifying goals Turkey take on one of the 12 ...

Nicola Sturgeon leaves SFA bemused as First Minister signals red light on Euro 2020 fan return road With a historic summer of sport on the horizon, the First Ministers roadmap did little to allay fears over the future of Scottish football. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newslet...

Denis Law: Manchester United hero rose from humble beginnings to become a world great Manchester United hero Denis Law is Aberdeens greatest football export. Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up It’s hard now to describe the wondrous sense of merriment I experienced as a child when watching Denis Law unveil his bag of tricks on ri...

Manchester United and Scotland hero, the Aberdeen-born Denis Law, enjoyed the best and worst of times in games against England.

] ‘For the first time in my life, I had confidence’ The words testified to the fashion in which the skinny wee lad from 6 Printfield Terrace in Woodside shrugged aside such issues as growing up with a squint and being branded “Cockeye” by the other children when he took part in school games. Eventually, years later, the problem was rectified and Law described it as something which “completely changed things”. “Suddenly, I could look people straight in the eye,” he said. With typ...

Gloucester wing Rees-Zammit had scored just before half-time to keep Wales in the contest, with his second – after Liam Williams and Wyn Jones had also crossed over – confirming a bonus point. Hogg did briefly put Scotland back in front, but Pivac’s team held their nerve to claim their first win on foreign soil in five attempts under Warren Gatland’s replacement. There was no repeat of last week’s Twickenham knee-gate row as all 23 Scotland players plus the visitors remained standing ...