FOOTBALL GOSSIPScotland manager Steve Clarke insists the national team can get a "colossal" boost from a full house at Hampden after the Scottish FA slashed ticket prices for the Euro 2020 play-off against Israel in March. (Daily Record)Hearts owner Ann Budge says sacked manager Craig Levein and former assistant Austin MacPhee will share sporting director duties until a permanent candidate is appointed in the new year. (Daily Record)Celtic midfielder Nir Bitton admits League Cup success is all the sweeter because he feared his career was over after a recurring knee injury restricted him to just 20 starts in the last two seasons. (Sun)Manchester United's Jesse Lingard has singled out Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay as the key to the Old Trafford club's revival, hailing the 23-year-old as their "rock". (Courier, print edition)

Source: BBC December 11, 2019 07:18 UTC