Celtic & Rangers wait for stadium closures ruling
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8-second readRangers and Celtic submit appeals against a ruling that they must play their next home Scottish Cup ties behind closed doors following scenes of disorder in last season's competition.
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Rangers and Celtic are waiting for a Scottish FA appellate tribunal to rule on their respective appeals against an order that they must play their next home Scottish Cup ties behind closed doors.
The Glasgow clubs presented their cases on Monday and the tribunal will now undertake a period of deliberation before announcing whether the sanctions stand. The stadium closure penalty was announced in late August following the disorder at the end of last season's quarter-final tie at Ibrox, which Celtic won after a penalty shoot-out.
They clubs are also challenging fines of £100,000 after their fans clashed on the Ibrox pitch. Supporters threw fireworks and other missiles and police officers were injured, while 43 arrests had been made by 25 August.
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