Hearts one point away from becoming Scottish champion and ending 41-year rule by Celtic and Rangers

A Heart of Midlothian fan waves a large flag ahead the Scottish Premiership soccer match between Heart of Midlothian and Falkirk, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)

GLASGOW, Scotland — Hearts is bidding to become the first team to break the dominance of Celtic and Rangers in Scotland since Alex Ferguson’s Aberdeen in 1985.

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League leader Hearts travels to Celtic on Saturday on the final day of a dramatic and increasingly heated Scottish Premiership season .

Hearts will win the title for the first time since 1960 if it gets at least a point at Celtic Park. Martin O’Neill’s Celtic must win the game by any score to clinch the title for a fifth straight year — and its 14th league title in 15 years.

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Celtic clinched a last-gasp 3-2 win against Motherwell midweek with a controversial penalty in the ninth minute of added time. The penalty decision outraged Hearts coach Derek McInnes, who said it was “quite disgusting.”

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