EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — The 40-year dominance of Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers in Scottish soccer looks to be in serious danger of ending.

Hearts underscored its status as a genuine threat to the Old Firm by beating Celtic 3-1 on Sunday to open up an eight-point lead in the Scottish Premiership.

Not since 1985, when Aberdeen was champion under Alex Ferguson, has a team other than Celtic or Rangers been Scottish champion.

Hearts could be about to change that in its first season since Tony Bloom , the billionaire owner of English Premier League club Brighton, bought a nearly 30% stake in the Edinburgh-based team.

Celtic slumped to back-to-back league defeats for the first time since 2023 thanks to second-half goals by Alexandros Kyziridis and Lawrence Shankland. Dane Murray’s ow

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