“Glasgow, Scotland: they had the green ribbons out and were about to attach them to the Scottish Premiership trophy early on Sunday afternoon. Celtic were 16 points clear of Rangers who, down to 10 men, were trailing 2-1 at Aberdeen with seven minutes of added time and five games of the season remaining. Aberdeen had just had an 88th-minute goal disallowed. Now, in the seventh of those seven minutes added, Rangers came again. They hit the post. There were gasps across Scotland. From the rebound, the ball was ferried to Ianis Hagi. Hagi’s calm defied the circumstances. He bent in a beauty of an equaliser. Seconds later, the final whistle blew in Aberdeen and, in Glasgow, those green ribbons were put back in their box. They will not be in there long. …”
NY Times/The Athletic
A mural for Davie McParland outside Partick’s Firhill stadium
Forty years of dominance and a 55th title on ice, but Scottish football is more than just Rangers and Celtic
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