Thursday 3 March 2011

Investigation Into Old Firm Disorders.

Bougherra given his marching orders after a second yellow.


A top-level summit is to be held in Scotland next week to discuss serious disorder surrounding Old Firm games.


First Minister Alex Salmond confirmed the move after an ill-tempered Scottish Cup replay at Celtic Park on Wednesday was described as "shameful".

Three Rangers players were sent off during the tie, which also saw several touch-line and tunnel confrontations and 34 arrests inside the stadium.

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is to investigate events at the match.

In the run up to the game, the Scottish Police Federation (SPF) - the police officers union - called for a ban on Old Firm games in Glasgow, saying they led to too much violence. 

Strathclyde Police - the country's largest force - also warned it would crack down on drink-fuelled violence linked to the fixture after trouble flared in the wake of the previous match.

1 comment:

  1. Things like this make me wonder what happened to real sportsmanship...

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