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Aberdeen full-back Graeme Shinnie has described his first Scotland call-up as a very proud moment. The 24-year-old was selected for the national side for the first time this week by Gordon Strachan for the final European Championship qualifiers against Poland and Gibraltar.Shinnie captained Inverness Caledonian Thistle to their first ever Scottish Cup triumph last season before a summer move to Pittodrie where he has played a key part in Aberdeens fine start to the season. Graeme Shinnie captained Inverness to Scottish Cup glory last season. Its a very proud moment in my career, Shinnie told Sky Sports News HQ.It is something that Ive been looking to work on and looking to get because there has been a lot of talk about it over the last year. It has been something for me to kind of push myself to try and get and now that Ive got it I need to go down there and try implement myself in the squad.Shinnie has also described the prospect of taking on players such as Polands Robert Lewandowski as a surreal experience. Graeme Shinnie has been in fine form for Aberdeen this season The Bayern Munich striker is in a rich vein of form having scored 10 goals in three games and will be the biggest threat to the Scots at Hampden on October 8.Gordon Strachans side then travel to face Gibraltar three days later. Scotland boss Gordon Strachan has named his squad to face Poland and Gibraltar. Somebody asked me this the other day actually and it is a bit surreal for me talking about a player of his calibre, potentially playing against him, Shinnie said.I guess in football that is what youve got to do. Youve got to get the head on to stop him from scoring his goals.Watch Scotlands European Qualifiers against Poland and Gibraltar live on Sky Sports on October 8 and 11. Also See: McCanns ones to watch Scots call Shinnie, McDonald Scotland latest Scotland fixtures Live on Sky Activate Sky Sports 5 Nick Dini Jersey .com) - The women will also have a new champion at the Australian Open. Randy Rosario Jersey .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. https://www.cheaproyals.com/1277a-josh-staumont-jersey-royals.html .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. Alcides Escobar Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Gaylord Perry Jersey . Just not the game. Kyle Palmieri scored two straight goals in the third period to rally the Anaheim Ducks past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Spains chances of upsetting Team USA at the forthcoming Olympics have taken an unmistakable hit with the news that All-Star big man Marc Gasol will be unable to play in the Summer Games in Rio.Sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday that Gasol, as feared, is not yet fully healed from the broken right foot that limited him to 52 games last season with the Memphis Grizzlies.Two Spanish outlets -- Libertad and ABC -- reported earlier Tuesday that Gasol, despite his inclusion on Spains preliminary Olympic roster, will not be joining older brother Pau Gasol on the Spanish front line.Team USA has beaten Spain in the past two Olympic gold-medal showdowns in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012, but both games were close in the fourth qquarter until the Americans secured narrower-than-expected victories.ddddddddddddThe latter of those two matchups was particularly frustrating for Marc Gasol, who was hit with four first-half fouls in the title game at London 2012 and wound up logging just 17 minutes of floor time in a 109-100 defeat.In a hugely disappointing performance as hosts of the 2014 FIBA World Cup, Spain failed to reach even the medal round on home soil. But the Spaniards recovered to win the 2015 Eurobasket title and remain widely regarded as the closest thing to a worthy challenger to Team USA in Rio alongside France. ' ' '