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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)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

GLASGOW, Scotland \u2014 Hearts is bidding to become the first team to break the dominance of Celtic and Rangers in Scotland since Alex Ferguson\u2019s Aberdeen in 1985.<\/p>

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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<\/a> .<\/p>\n

Hearts will win the title for the first time since 1960 if it gets at least a point at Celtic Park. Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s Celtic must win the game by any score to clinch the title for a fifth straight year \u2014 and its 14th league title in 15 years.<\/p>

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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 \u201cquite disgusting.\u201d<\/p>

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AP soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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