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My Sporting Hero: Maurice Ross on Stephen Hendry

Watching determined young Scot tear down snooker’s old guard was wonderful — even on a black-and-white telly

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The Slow Match Report: Shelbourne 1 Shamrock Rovers 2

Forget your Temple Bar — derby day under Tolka's rusty rafters is where the real wild beauty of Dublin resides

Jun 16 •

Jamie Carragher: Phone calls from Cappielow – how Scottish football became my family's affair

On Father's Day, the Sky Sports pundit and Champions League winner writes exclusively for Nutmeg on how his son James's time in Inverness connected…

Jun 15

Scotland's gameplan has to start with the goalkeeper... and at the moment they don't have one

We don't want to join the Slicker pile-on, but his debut against Iceland wasn't just a nightmare for gift-wrapped goals but outfield structure, too

Jun 11 •

My Sporting Hero: Gordon Strachan on Pat Stanton

Midfield maestro mesmerised a Hibs-daft kid… later, his wise counsel would salvage his fledgling career at Sir Alex’s Aberdeen

Jun 4

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Soaring crowds. A booming women's game. European progression. What Scotland can learn from Irish football ☘️

The data that tells us the gap is closing with our Celtic cousins

Jun 2 •

Scotland's Coefficient

⚽ The Fixture List: June on Nutmeg FC

Daniel Gray, Stephen McGowan, Nick Harris, Adam Clery, Scotland's Coefficient, Gordon Strachan, Graham Hunter...

Jun 1

May 2025

PLASTIC PITCHES #3: Can Livingston charm, convince and cajole the sceptics?

Turf quality control wasn’t a high enough priority in West Lothian — now the Lions may need to lay two new surfaces in a single year

May 30

PLASTIC PITCHES #2: 🗣️ “Playing on a good astro is better than playing on a crappy grass pitch"

In Norway, the quality of the artificial surfaces mean quality, attacking football is possible

May 29

PLASTIC PITCHES #1: 🗣️ "Fans, pundits, players, managers will come here and talk about that being a really good pitch"

With a quarter of next season's Premiership clubs set to play on synthetic grass, Falkirk CEO Jamie Swinney goes on the offensive

May 28

Neil Doncaster Exclusive! Big Dunc! League of Ireland x Scotland: pre-order Nutmeg Issue 36 now 📖

High on Nutmeg FC? Make Issue 36 the gateway drug to our beautiful print edition

May 27 •

How the extraordinary recruitment behind Belgium's new champions could predict a revolution at Hearts

Union SG just won their first title since 1935 powered by the same talent ID and data machine that Tony Bloom wants to install at Hearts

May 27 •

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