Scottish Premiership

RANGERS have officially unveiled their brand new white Castore away kit ahead of today’s Premiership opener.
It comes after images of players modelling the new strip leaked out on social media last night.

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Rangers have launched their new away kitCredit: Rangers FC
The Light Blues’ new partnership with Castore has gone down well with supporters so far.
Rangers launched the new home kit last month but the first batch was completely sold out on pre-orders within a matter of days.
The Ibrox club have also relaunched their online store today, with the away kit being unveiled on the redesigned website this morning.
In the same image that was leaked yesterday, Rangers stars Ianis Hagi, Calvin Bassey, Connor Goldson, Steven Davis and women’s ace Chelsea Cornet can be seen modelling the kit.

The jersey is mainly white with navy blue shoulders and a red trim, with the club badge and main shirt sponsor also in navy blue.
The shorts are navy blue with the club badge and Castore logo appearing in white.
And the socks are mostly white with navy blue and red banding around the top, and a navy blue Rangers badge on the shin.
Hagi loves the new strip and can’t wait to play in it.

He said: “The new away kit is absolutely brilliant.
“I love the feel of the fabric and the white and navy design which looks really cool.
“The team will be looking forward to creating some great new memories for fans wearing the kit this season.”
Gers fans can get their hands on the new away strip now with short-sleeved jerseys costing £60 and the long-sleeved version at the slightly dearer price of £68.

Shorts can be bought for £28 and socks can be snapped up for £16.95.
The goalkeeper away kit mostly comes in at the same prices, although the jersey will cost £68.
Junior versions of the strip can also be purchased with the short and long-sleeved versions of the shirt amounting to £45 and £50 respectively.
The shorts will cost £22 and the junior away socks can also be bought for £12.95.

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THE new Premiership season kicks off this weekend with big prizes at stake.
Celtic will be looking to make history as they go for the holy grail of 10 in a Row.

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Celtic made it Nine in a Row last seasonCredit: Kenny Ramsay – The Sun Glasgow
While Rangers will be desperate to stop their rivals becoming the first Scottish side to do just that.
Elsewhere, teams will battle it out for a spot in Europe while at the bottom of the table there’s sure to be a battle to stay in the top flight.
Fans of clubs in the Championship, League One and League two will have to wait until October to see their team in action.
Here, SunSport’s top team predicts the outcome of the 2020/21 campaign.

Robert Grieve
PREMIERSHIP WINNERS: Celtic
RELEGATED: Kilmarnock
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hearts
LEAGUE ONE: Partick Thistle

LEAGUE TWO: Queen’s Park
SCOTTISH CUP: St Mirren
BETFRED CUP: Rangers
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Scott Brown

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Scott Brown could be a big playerCredit: Kenny Ramsay – The Sun GlasgowBill Leckie
PREMIERSHIP: Celtic
RELEGATED: Kilmarnock
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hearts
LEAGUE ONE: Falkirk
LEAGUE TWO: Queen’s Park
SCOTTISH CUP: Celtic
BETFRED CUP: Rangers
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Callum McGregor
Derek McGregor
PREMIERSHIP: Celtic
RELEGATED: Ross County
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hearts
LEAGUE ONE: Cove Rangers
LEAGUE TWO: Queen’s Park
SCOTTISH CUP: Celtic
BETFRED CUP: Rangers
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Callum McGregor

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Steven Gerrard will be desperate to win his first piece of silverwareCredit: PA:Press Association
Andy Devlin
PREMIERSHIP WINNERS: Rangers.
RELEGATED: Kilmarnock.
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hearts.
LEAGUE ONE: Partick Thistle.
LEAGUE TWO: Queen’s Park.
SCOTTISH CUP: Celtic.
BETFRED CUP: Rangers.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Joe Aribo.
Robert Martin
PREMIERSHIP WINNERS: Celtic
RELEGATED: Hamilton
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hearts
LEAGUE ONE: Falkirk
LEAGUE TWO: Edinburgh City
SCOTTISH CUP: Celtic
BETFRED CUP: Aberdeen
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: James Forrest

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Robbie Neilson will look to guide Hearts back to the PremiershipCredit: SNS GroupGareth Law
PREMIERSHIP WINNERS: Celtic
RELEGATED: Ross County
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hearts
LEAGUE ONE: Airdrie
LEAGUE TWO: Queen’s Park
SCOTTISH CUP: Celtic
BETFRED CUP: Rangers
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ryan Christie

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Neil Lennon will look to guide his side to an historic tenth titleCredit: PA:Press Association
Kenny MacDonald
PREMIERSHIP WINNERS: Celtic
RELEGATED: Ross County
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hearts
LEAGUE ONE: Partick
LEAGUE TWO: Queen’s Park
SCOTTISH CUP : Celtic
BETFRED CUP : Hibs
PLAYER OF THE YEAR : Ryan Christie
Robert Thomson
PREMIERSHIP WINNERS: Celtic
RELEGATED: Hamilton
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hearts
LEAGUE ONE: Falkirk
LEAGUE TWO: Edinburgh City
SCOTTISH CUP: Celtic
BETFRED CUP: Aberdeen
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Callum McGregor

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Alex Dyer will be in his first season as Kilmarnock’s permanent boxCredit: Willie Vass – The Sun
David Friel
PREMIERSHIP WINNERS: Celtic
RELEGATED: Hamilton
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hearts
LEAGUE ONE: Partick Thistle
LEAGUE TWO: Queen’s Park
SCOTTISH CUP: Rangers
BETFRED CUP: Aberdeen
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Odsonne Edouard
Colin Duncan
PREMIERSHIP WINNERS: Celtic
RELEGATED: St Johnstone
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hearts
LEAGUE ONE: Falkirk
LEAGUE TWO: Stranraer
SCOTTISH CUP: Rangers
BETFRED CUP: Rangers
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ianis Hagi

Alan Potts
PREMIERSHIP WINNERS: Rangers
RELEGATED: Ross County
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hearts
LEAGUE ONE: Partick Thistle
LEAGUE TWO: Queen’s Park
SCOTTISH CUP: Celtic
BETFRED CUP: Motherwell
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ianis Hagi
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RANGERS target Bongani Zungu has revealed how he once cheated death in a terrifying carjacking incident in his South African homeland.
The Ibrox side are closing in on the £3.5million signing of the 27-year-old Amiens midfielder, who looks set to be Steven Gerrard’s latest capture ahead of Saturday’s big kick off at Aberdeen.

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Bongani Zungu is expected to join Rangers this week in a £3.5m dealCredit: Icon Sport – Getty
But Zungu told how he could have been gunned down in cold blood right outside his family’s home in Duduza, South Africa.
He said: “What happened was I was driving…and the funny thing is this happened right in front of my parents’ house, like at the gate.
“So I was taking my young brother home and two guys in a car came and they started shooting. I told my younger brother to open the door and run. He ran, and I had to come out. It was just a crazy moment.
“But fortunately, I just told them to take the car and leave, so that’s what happened. That’s where I come from, these things happen a lot.

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Zungu is believed to have chosen Rangers over Celta VigoCredit: Getty Images – Getty
“But that situation also helped me mentally, because now I’m more careful when I’m driving.
“You need to be sure, you need to check what’s going on and stuff. So after all that, I picked myself up, I said to myself, ‘Okay, the positive thing is that nothing bad really happened, they just took the car.’ It taught me how to be careful.
“I guess it’s important to take lessons from all of these difficulties. I can’t even imagine experiencing something like that and taking it in your stride.
“So football kind of helps me. Like, I switch off from the problems of the world and what’s happening when I play football, despite all that has happened.

“Every time when I’m training or I’m on the pitch, I know how to adjust and perform.”

I was taking my young brother home and two guys in a car came and they started shooting.
Bongani Zungu

Zungu has gone on to become one of his country’s top stars and he revealed that he has modelled his career on former Barcelona and Manchester City hero Toure after admitting he studied the veteran Ivory Coast star closely.
Zungu said: “Growing up, I looked up to Yaya Toure. I used to watch a lot of his games.
“I watched him at Barcelona back in the day, and then when he was at Manchester City, even when I became a professional football player because I’m the type of player that invests a lot of time in football.
“I watch what top midfielders do, or if they have books or documentaries or anything like that. So I can say Yaya Toure was the biggest influence.
“He was very influential in terms of when he was on the pitch and the things he did.
“When I was younger, I basically played in every position.

“When I made my debut in the South African second division for Dynamos I was a No.10 and then I went to the Premier League and played in the same position for Tuks.
“It was only when I was at Mamelodi Sundowns, that they moved me to a holding midfielder role.
“There are a lot of players whose manager decides what position they play in. Perhaps I will see myself as an attacking midfielder, but he wants me as a defensive midfielder.
“So I read about Yaya because that was what happened to him and learned all about how it impacted him as a player because it’s difficult to make that change.”

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JOE HART looks unlikely to replace Fraser Forster at Celtic, according to reports.
The former England No1 is a free agent after being released by Burnley at the end of June.

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Celtic were linked with a move for free agent Joe Hart last month – but a move now looks unlikelyCredit: Getty Images – Getty
However, the Telegraph claims a possible move to Scotland for the 33-year-old goalkeeper is in doubt.
It is understood Celtic have turned their attention to the European market in their search for a new stopper.
The Scottish champions have been linked with AEK Athens goalkeeper Vasilios Barkas in recent weeks.
The Scottish Sun reported this weekend Celtic were in talks with two goalkeepers over a summer transfer.

The Bhoys are on the hunt for a new keeper after this season’s first choice Forster returned to Southampton at the end of his loan spell in Glasgow.
Last month, it was reported Celtic’s keeper search could lead them to veteran Hart.
The ex-Manchester City man has endured a torrid time since leaving the Etihad.
Disappointing loan spells at Torino and West Ham were followed by a permanent transfer to Sean Dyche’s Clarets.

But in his two seasons at Turf Moor he failed to displace Tom Heaton and then Nick Pope between the sticks.
Hart has only featured in three cup games for Burnley this season.
As well as Celtic, Hart has been linked with newly promoted Leeds, Championship side Derby County and Turkish outfit Besiktas in recent months.

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RANGERS star Alfredo Morelos was subjected to racist abuse while filming a live video.
The Ibrox ace was streaming the clip to his followers on Instagram around 6pm last night while wearing his Gers training kit.

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Alfredo Morelos (middle) taking the knee to support Black Lives Matter on Thursday nightCredit: Kenny Ramsay – The Sun Glasgow

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Less than a day later, Morelos was racially abused on Instagram
During the video, social media users are able to comment and react.
And one vile troll posted a racial slur during the stream, branding the Colombian striker a “black b*****d”.
The user, which appears to be a gaming account, wrote: “Ya black b*****d mon the Ira” before adding a string of Ivory Coast flags, presumably .
One source told the Scottish Sun he found the comment “disgusting”, adding: “I would dread to think what people have sent him privately.”

The abuse, which has been reported to cops, came less than 24 hours after Morelos and his teammates took the knee ahead of their match against Lyon to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
The Scottish Sun has approached Rangers and Police Scotland for comment.
Morelos has previously been the subject of alleged racist abuse.

In February, cops launched a probe after an alleged incident during a match against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.

One Kilmarnock supporter who was at the game claimed they heard someone shout ‘black b******’ at the Colombian international.
A video later emerged on social media appearing to highlight the abuse – and we cleaned up the audio for you to hear.
Kilmarnock have since vowed to investigate the alleged abuse and promised to ban any supporter found guilty.

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