Australia striker Kusini Yengi says “every kid dreams of playing for big clubs like Aberdeen” after switching to Pittodrie from Portsmouth. The 26-year-old – whose younger brother Tete plays for Livingston – has spent two years with the English Championship club but only made 14 appearances last season and was released at the end of...
Police Scotland A court heard Lauren Baird panicked before driving off A driver who dragged two police officers along a Highland road with her car after they had pulled her over has been jailed for 18 months. Lauren Baird, 43, of Aberdeen, was being asked why her vehicle was not insured when she had a...
Plymouth Argyle have signed free-agent former Aberdeen defender Jack MacKenzie. The 25-year-old, who left the Dons this week, has agreed a three-year contract with the Pilgrims, who were relegated to League One this season. MacKenzie helped the Dons win the Scottish Cup last week when they beat Celtic on penalties and was called up to...
Goalkeeper Nick Suman is to join Aberdeen as free agent in June when his contract with Cove Rangers expires. The 25-year-old Australian has spent two seasons at Balmoral, making 59 appearances for the League One side. With Ross Doohan and Tom Ritchie moving on, number one choice Dimitar Mitov had been the only goalkeeper remaining...
“I always knew that this was possible if you won a trophy for this club,” the 33-year-old said of the city centre scenes. “But I didn’t expect it to be as good as what it is. “This is what I was always desperate to do. It’s phenomenal. You’ve shared it with your team-mates but now...
Morris is a player I’ve admired for a long time from when he was down at Fleetwood Town. His speed is such a threat and Celtic got it wrong dealing with him in the build-up to the equaliser. It was a brilliant move from Thelin because they asked him to do a midfield role without...
Ken Banks BBC North East Scotland reporter SNS Aberdeen celebrates their win with an open top bus parade Thousands of Aberdeen fans have gathered to see the club parade the Scottish Cup through the city after their win over Celtic. The Dons won a dramatic penalty shoot-out 4-3 at Hampden on Saturday, to claim the...
Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack proclaimed “with Jimmy we feel we absolutely got the right guy” as he spoke mid lap of honour around the Hampden pitch. Thelin showed a tactical awareness coming into the final. He gave his players two days off for him to come up with a game plan to topple Celtic –...
Rodgers said later that his team were too safe, lacked speed, slickness, precision and personality. What they also lacked was the wit of Reo Hatate and Jota. They were not themselves, but even still they hit the Aberdeen woodwork twice and failed with a glorious one-on-one when Dimitar Mitov, a hero on an afternoon of...
Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin says “hard work” and “luck” contributed to his side’s dramatic Scottish Cup final triumph over Celtic. Read full article at source...
Watch the moment Aberdeen lift the Scottish Cup for the first time since 1990 after beating Celtic on penalties in the final at Hampden. Read full article at source...
The match is broadcast live on BBC One Scotland on your TV, with coverage starting at 14:00 BST, one hour before kick-off. You can also tune into Sportscene’s coverage on the BBC Sport app and website, as well as BBC iPlayer. Steven Thompson and Jonathan Sutherland will be joined by former Celtic captain Scott Brown,...
“The season really hinges on what happens next week in the Scottish Cup final,” said Sportscene pundit and former Scotland player Michael Stewart when reviewing Aberdeen’s final league game of the season at Dundee United and their campaign in general. A few days prior, former Pittodrie and Celtic Park defender Charlie Mulgrew, commenting after Aberdeen’s...
As Aberdeen and Celtic prepare to play in Saturday’s Scottish Cup final, watch highlights of the 1990 final between the clubs, the last time the Dons won the trophy. Read full article at source...
As Aberdeen and Celtic prepare to play in Saturday’s Scottish Cup final, rewind and watch the best of the action from the 1984 final when the two went head-to-head. Read full article at source...