Derek McInnes, appointed as Rangers manager, receives a four-match touchline ban after comments he made while coaching Hearts last season. The sanctions follow his criticism of a controversial stoppage-time penalty awarded to Celtic during the Scottish Premiership. McInnes had described the VAR decision that gave Celtic the late spot-kick in their 3-2 win at Motherwell as “disgusting,” arguing against the match-official decision. Sources report that the penalty was decisive in the title race, with Celtic’s victory keeping them within one point of Hearts before Celtic ultimately won the league a few days later. The Scottish Football Association announces the ban, with one match suspended until the end of the season, meaning McInnes serves the punishment at the start of Rangers’ campaign. While some reports describe the effective ban as covering Rangers’ opening domestic games, the overall disciplinary outcome is a four-match touchline restriction tied to McInnes’s remarks about the decision. Rangers also has discussions about the extent of the sanction, according to one outlet.
Derek McInnes receives four-match touchline ban over “disgusting” Celtic penalty comments
Derek McInnes, appointed as Rangers manager, receives a four-match touchline ban after comments he made while coaching Hearts last season. The sanctions follow his criticism of a controversial stoppag...
- The Scottish Football Association imposes a four-match touchline ban on Rangers manager Derek McInnes.
- The ban relates to comments McInnes made while coaching Hearts about a controversial stoppage-time penalty involving Celtic.
- McInnes called the VAR decision that led to Celtic’s late penalty “disgusting.”
- Celtic’s 3-2 win at Motherwell and the late penalty are described as important to the Scottish Premiership title race.
- The ban is set to affect McInnes’s availability at the start of Rangers’ season, with one match reported as suspended.
The four-match ban handed out to Rangers boss Derek McInnes is disproportionate, according to the club's former midfielder Andy Halliday. McInnes described the decision to award Celtic a late penalty at Motherwell in May as "disgusting" while he was still in charge of Hearts. Celtic's 3-2 victory at Fir Park on 13 May kept them one point behind Hearts, who they beat to the title a few days later in a final-day decider.
7 hours agoMcInnes, who has since joined Rangers, has been banned for his comments on Celtic’s controversial penalty at Motherwell, which proved crucial in the title race
15 hours agoMcInnes, who has since joined Rangers, has been banned for his comments on Celtic’s controversial penalty at Motherwell, which proved crucial in the title race
15 hours agoThe Scottish Football Association has handed new Rangers manager Derek McInnes a four-match ban for his critical comments about a disputed penalty that benefited Celtic in last season's title race. Then-Hearts coach McInnes had called the stoppage-time penalty decision “actually quite disgusting" after Celtic beat Motherwell 3-2 in the penultimate game to put it on course for its record 56th Scottish league title. On Wednesday, the Scottish FA issued the four-match touchline ban with one suspended until the end of the 2026-27 season.
22 hours agoDerek McInnes is set to be banned for Rangers' first three games of the season, though they did at least win their first friendly under him. The post Rangers to fight three-match touchline ban for new boss McInnes appeared first on SoccerNews.
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