Sports20:59 · Oct 28, 2025
Celtic and Rangers' dominance at risk as Scotland eyes a new champion for the first time in 42 years
HaaretzCenter-left
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
The story · English
Scottish football could be headed for a major shift as the long grip of Celtic and Rangers comes under threat. The report says Scotland may be on the verge of seeing a different champion for the first time in 42 years, ending a decades-long duopoly between the Glasgow rivals.
The piece does not identify the potential challenger or give a date for the title race, but frames the development as a possible historic break in a pattern that has defined Scottish football for generations. It suggests the established order is no longer secure and that a new winner is now visible on the horizon.
If that happens, it would mark the first time in more than four decades that neither Celtic nor Rangers finished atop Scottish football.