Almost $2000 was donated at a dual fundraiser with Rangers Football Club by a FORTH VALLEY charitable projects town Break, which aims to support people living with dementia across Clackmannanshire, Stirling and Falkirk, held a charity bucket collection outside Ibrox Stadium on […]
Following Sunday’s event-filled game at Hearts, which saw Celtic lose 2-0 and fall two points behind Rangers in the Scottish Premiership, the club has gotten in touch with the Scottish FA. Celtic has contacted the Scottish FA to voice its concerns regarding VAR and has challenged the red card given to Hyun-Jun Yang during their 2-0 loss to Hearts.After a review for a high boot on Jambos defender Alex Cochrane, the winger was dismissed. It occurred shortly after Adam Idah’s penalty kick was saved by Zander Clark for Celtic following Cochrane’s scuffle with Yang.Tuesday is scheduled as the hearing day.In a press release, Celtic stated: “Celtic Football Club can confirm that it will be appealing the red card issued to Hyun-Jun Yang during Sunday’s match against Hearts at Tynecastle.”In addition, we have written to the SFA expressing our grave concerns about the judgements taken during the match and the application of VAR. “As we have said before, for some time Celtic has sought to work with the footballing authorities with the aim of […]
In their prime, few players would have declined to play for Manchester United, but for one illustrious striker, Celtic was the ultimate goal.In their prime, few players would have declined to play for Manchester United, but for one illustrious striker, Celtic was the ultimate goal. Henrik Larsson scored an incredible 242 goals in 315 games during an incredible seven-year tenure at Celtic Park, earning him the nickname “King of Kings.”Celtic won four Scottish Premier League crowns under Henrik Larsson’s leadership. In addition to leading Celtic to four Scottish Premier League crowns, the Swede was instrumental in preventing Rangers from tying the Bhoys’ record of nine consecutive league titles.But if the famous striker had seized the chance to move from Celtic to Manchester United in the 1990s, things might have turned out quite differently for him.“In the 1990s, I had the chance to join Manchester United from Celtic,” Larsson said in an interview with The Guardian. “Perhaps I would have made an extra £10,000 or £15,000 a week. However, I had just finished three and a half years of ups and downs with Feyenoord.“I wanted to continue with that since I had just gotten comfortable at Celtic. Since I played for Sweden and we had participated in the Uefa Cup, I didn’t see the need to travel. At Celtic, not at Barcelona, did I achieve superstar status. Fortunately for Larsson, the train to Old Trafford broke down a second time in his career when he signed a three-month loan with United in 2007.Larsson was playing for Helsingborgs back home, but he had the chance to see Premier League action at the end of the Swedish league season.Larsson notes that even though his time in Manchester was brief, he felt privileged to represent the team and praised the warm reception he received.“Sir Alex Ferguson made me feel so welcome even though I was only there for ten weeks,” he continued. I resided in the Lowry, a hotel. I used to go to lunch with Louis Saha, Patrice Evra, and Wayne Rooney. “Oh, they really care,” I realised. You therefore wish to treat them well. Being a Manchester United representative was an honour.In 2006, as Barcelona overcame Arsenal 2-1 in the Champions League final in Paris, the Swede appropriately picked up the trophy.His arrival as a second-half substitute turned the tide of the game at the Stade de France, dishing out two assists to defeat Arsene Wenger’s team. Having moved on from football, 52-year-old Larsson now splits his time between being a grandfather, managing his own clothing business and getting in a few holes of golf. GET MORE RELATED CONTENT ON SPORTWORDS.CO.UK
The former Man City defender claims that the two-team league notion has been completely disproved by one coach down south. Ange Postecoglou, according to Micah Richards, has dispelled the myth that a manager of Celtic or Rangers cannot succeed in the Premier League.Since moving south from Parkhead last summer, the Man City fan has impressed the Tottenham manager. Due to his unique playing style, they are now vying for a Champions League berth.After winning five of his six domestic championships in two years in Glasgow, including a Treble, he moved to England last year. Some said the transfer from Scotland to the EPL was too big of a leap. According to some, Rangers is the only other team that consistently competes for the Premiership, making it a two-horse race. According to Richards, the Tottenham manager has completely dispelled the stereotypes surrounding him and his move from Scotland. His statement on the Rest is Football Podcast was, “It’s been an incredible change. How would they play was the first thing we inquired. What will they demonstrate for us? Will they be making any changes?”Given the doubt that the manager, Postecoglou, has received from many people, you have to have a great deal of respect for him. Many predicted that he wouldn’t be able to perform as well in the Premier League as he did in Australia and Japan or at Celtic.”As said, it’s a two-team league. With this team, he can only finish seventh or eighth at best. However, he is demonstrating to the players that he has that they can be bold, aggressive, and successful with this style of play. A lot of this has been made possible by the players’ and the manager’s buy-in. I believe it’s awesome to watch the Spurs.” GET MORE RELATED CONTENT ON SPORTWORDS.CO.UK
Cameron Carter-Vickers expressed the Celtic players’ instant emotions following VAR’s decision to award a penalty for a handball by Tomoki Iwata at Tynecastle this past weekend. Pundits, former professional football players, and Brendan Rodgers have all widely criticised VAR’s decision to step in and advise match referee Don Robertson that he had made a glaring mistake.While many football supporters in the stadium and at home were perplexed by the penalty call, Carter-Vickers has revealed the exact emotions that the Celtic (and Hearts) players were experiencing as they awaited the end of the VAR check.“I would like the referee to stick with his original decision, especially when he had a clear view of it the first time around,” Carter-Vickers stated [Daily Record print edition, page 50]. “I doubt that any player on the pitch was aware of who had handballed it.”On the pitch, most people believed it to be Ali Johnston.Of course it wasn’t; Tomo was the one.Your arms automatically raise when you jump for the ball.In addition, a lot of pushing and shoving occurs, which has the potential to move your body and give the impression that it is moving in the direction of the ball when it isn’t.I fail to see why a referee needs to go to a monitor at all if he has seen it clearly the first time. “That is fair enough if he hasn’t seen it, if he has only seen it through bodies, or if he hasn’t had a good angle.”I mean, even today, I still don’t get why VAR was involved in not just this judgement but also in Celtic’s penalty award and Hyunjun Yang’s dismissal.All three were absurd, and now that Celtic is contesting the South Korean’s order to leave, supporters will be hoping that this week at least one injustice will be made right. GET MORE RELATED CONTENT ON SPORTWORDS.CO.UK
Simon Jordan, a claims that Philippe Clement, the manager of Rangers, is “an equal” of Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers and that the Belgian has given the Old Firm title competition an extra advantage.With both teams losing their most recent league games—the Gers falling to Motherwell and Celtic losing to Hearts at Tynecastle—the Light Blues are currently two points ahead of the Hoops in the Scottish Premiership.Although Jordan has acknowledged that Brendan Rodgers annoys him, he has also acknowledged that Clement has amazed him since coming to Glasgow, implying that Clement has forced Jordan to support Rangers in this year’s championship game.He stated, “I am quietly, without too much partisan rooting for Rangers to win the SPFL,” in a talkSPORT interview on Tuesday, March 5, at 10:08.I’m not sure why, but Brendan sometimes frustrates me, and some of his attitude at Leicester wasn’t very nice.I like to see Scottish football gain popularity and see two strong Old Firm teams contending head-to-head, turning the competition into a championship match and providing Scottish football a competitive advantage. “I have to admit, I chuckled to myself when I saw Celtic lose because you have a really good manager in the Rangers dugout now who is on par with Celtic.”Will Rangers be able to defeat Celtic, their Old Firm rivals, in this season’s Premiership title match? The Scottish championship race is quite well-positioned right now, and although if Rangers are the slight favourites, it would be foolish to write out Rodgers’ team because they have proven themselves on this course many times in the past.Except for Celtic, who they have lost to in both of their Old Firm matches this season—one of those losses came while Michael Beale was manager—Clement’s team has demonstrated that they are capable of defeating everyone they play this season.The remaining two Old Firm matches will probably be critical as this race comes down to the wire, therefore if the Gers want to defeat their Glasgow rivals to the title this season, they must improve their record in those games. There is still plenty of Premiership games to be played before anyone wins the trophy, but maybe Clement’s team can do their fans and Jordan proud by defeating Celtic this season. GET MORE RELATED CONTENT ON SPORTWORDS.CO.UK
Adam Idah, a Norwich City loanee, has shocked some at Carrow Road with his Celtic play, according to reporter Michael Gannon.Idah, a striker, was given permission by Norwich City to leave on loan in January so that he may play more regularly outside of Carrow Road.Throughout the earlier part of the campaign, he had been a regular fixture for the Canaries, but it was difficult for him to make a significant impression because he was frequently used as a replacement.Celtic became interested in the situation and agreed to a loan. He has since established himself north of the border and has demonstrated his best form of the senior year.Idah is just one goal short of the six goals he scored in 28 Championship appearances prior to the loan move, having netted five goals in seven games for the Scottish Premiership team.His performance in Scotland has drawn notice, and it appears that Norwich City was not prepared for it either.Speaking on the RecordCeltic Podcast, Daily Record reporter Michael Gannon remarked that his parent club is “surprised” by Idah’s performance (comments courtesy of Celts Are Here). He declared: “I believe Idah has seized his opportunity greatly.He has taken everyone by surprise. People you talk to at Norwich, for example, are similarly shocked by how brilliantly he began off.Idah has always been seen as a promising player, but after making more than 100 appearances for Norwich City, he is now a well-established member of the first team. Having said that, there were those who would have expected him to secure a starting position with the Canaries.Although Idah’s 115 appearances total of 17 goals and 4 assists isn’t particularly impressive, a large portion of his games have been as a substitute.Maybe an impressive loan where he plays as the starting striker for Celtic might convince people back at his parent club that he is a reliable option to start at the top for the long term in Norfolk.Idah, though, is going to be keen to stay going in Scotland till then.He’s taken the starting position and made it his own. With five goals in his last seven games, you’d expect him to hang on if he can continue his strong play at the top of the pitch. GET MORE RELATED CONTENT ON SPORTWORDS.CO.UK
Roger Schmidt, the Benfica manager, may lose his job if his team loses against Rangers in the Europa League, according to José Manuel Antunes.On March 4, the former vice president of the Portuguese powerhouses stated to Radio Renascenca’s Bola Branca that he couldn’t see the German team surviving another loss to the Light Blues and going home empty-handed after their 5-0 hammering at the hands of rivals Porto the day before.On Thursday, March 7, Philippe Clement will lead his team to Lisbon for the opening leg of their last -16 match; a week later, on March 14, they will return to Ibrox.In English, Antunes stated: “As a fan, I would see [Schmidt’s stay] with difficulty, if we fell with Rangers, didn’t win the championship and the Cup. But it will always be a decision by the management.” “It seems unfathomable that such a catastrophe occurred.It’s a humiliating loss for the people of Benfica.It’s totally nonsensical; it didn’t resemble Benfica. Santa Clara gave a lot more responses. The unexpected 2-1 loss to Motherwell on Saturday, March 2, gave Clement his first taste of defeat at Ibrox as Rangers manager, but it was nothing compared to the prelude for the Gers’ opponents.It would seem that the worst preparation for a major European matchup was the sweeping loss to a Porto team that entered the game trailing Benfica by nine points. The outcome also passed up the opportunity to return to the top of the Liga Portugal.The Light Blues will need to pray that the setback doesn’t spark a huge positive response and that the pressure to bounce back makes it possible to return to Glasgow with a successful outcome.Even if Clement would dearly love to repeat Giovanni van Bronchhorst’s thrilling run to this competition’s final two seasons ago, he will understand that the SPFL championship fight takes precedence over all else, and Celtic missed the chance to capitalise on the Rangers error. The Scottish Cup match against Hibs is positioned between the two legs against Benfica, so by the time the Belgian plays for his team in league action again, he will know if this is his final opportunity to add another trophy to the League Cup this season. GET MORE RELATED CONTENT ON SPORTWORDS.CO.UK
Referee Don Robertson did not need to go to the monitor and overturn decisions in the heated Tynecastle match, according to the Hoops legend. Cameron Carter-Vickers believes the referees were distracted by the significant VAR calls at Tynecastle.The Celtics defender, though, is adamant that the Hoops team won’t follow suit in the championship game. The questionable red card given to Yang and the Hearts penalty call infuriated Carter-Vickers as the champions missed their opportunity to take the top spot in the Premiership back on Sunday.Four days later, Celtic’s hopes of taking advantage of Rangers’ error against Motherwell were ruined by referee Don Robertson and video assistant referee John Beaton, according to Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers. Carter-Vickers acknowledged that such calls may cost teams leagues when asked if they could.But that cannot be the centre of our attention.All we need to do is concentrate on our own performance. We’ll be fine as long as we keep becoming better and improving. It was clearly challenging. The fact that we weren’t able to achieve the desired outcome was frustrating. Overall though, I believe we should be pleased with the performance we put up.Even when we were down to 10 men, we still created a lot of opportunities. Thus, yes, I believe there are many advantages that we may draw from it. It’s quite obvious what we need to do for the remainder of the season, win or lose. We’ll simply concentrate on it.While attempting to contain his annoyance, Carter-Vickers acknowledged he didn’t see why VAR needed to be engaged at Tynecastle. Yang was scheduled for a high boot, but before being upgraded to a red, he was called over to the monitor.With Tomoki Iwata’s back to the ball as it was heading down off his arm, the handball call against him appeared even more contentious. Carter -Vickers is in favour of the referee using his own discretion as opposed to using a microscope on the touchline. GET MORE RELATED CONTENT ON SPORTWORDS.CO.UK […]
After fouling Alex Cochrane of Heart of Midlothian during Sunday’s Scottish Premiership game at Tynecastle Park in Edinburgh, Scotland, Yang Hyun-jun of Celtic, left, responds. [AP/YONHAP] Celtic has appealed the decision to substitute Yang Hyun-jun during the Scottish Premiership game against Heart of Midlothian on Sunday.After hitting Alex Cochrane with a high boot during Sunday’s league match at Tynecastle Park in Edinburgh, Scotland, Yang was originally given a yellow card.However, following a VAR review, referee Don Robertson overturned that decision and awarded Yang a straight red card in the sixteenth minute. Yang has not worn a red since joining Celtic the previous year. Celtic lost 2-0 while down a man. Celtic confirmed they will appeal the ruling in a statement posted on their official X account on Tuesday. The team said that they have “serious concerns regarding the use of VAR and the decision made within the match” in a letter to the Scottish Football Association.Brendan Rodgers, the manager of Celtic, also voiced his displeasure with the referee’s decision.After the game on Sunday, Aaron Rodgers remarked, “I know that they make mistakes and whatever else, but that felt like really poor officiating today.” “The first one, I believe, shows no force, but if you display a still photograph of it, it naturally appears to be a high boot with a head close to it. It is not how the move actually is. Yang received his red card because he had observed an increase in the team’s performance in recent games. Prior to Sunday’s match, he had two straight assists in league games.Yang, who played as a regular winger pick for Gangwon FC in K League 1, joined Celtic prior to the 2023–24 season. Despite this, Yang struggled early in the campaign. The 21-year-old scored the team’s first goal in November of last year, but he did not play well in the aftermath, which caused Rodgers to criticise him and reduce his playing time.Given his recent performance gains, he might get back more playing time.It is unclear if he will be able to participate in Celtic’s upcoming league game on March 16 against St. Johnstone. As of the time of publication, the appeal is scheduled for a hearing on Tuesday.As of Tuesday at press time, Rangers were leading the league by two points, with Celtic in second place with 68 points. Both teams have nine league games left, and the league schedule is scheduled to conclude in May. GET MORE RELATED CONTENT ON SPORTWORDS.CO.UK
Having watched his old side go from being a chaser to a leader, Souness is now unsure if Celtic can keep up the pace.Graeme Souness has questioned if Celtic have the “bollocks” necessary to win the championship this season.Less than 24 hours after their Ibrox rivals had lost at home to Motherwell, the champions missed the opportunity to go back to the top of the table with a setback at Tynecastle on Sunday. The former Rangers manager believes the champions’ temperament may be questionable. Furthermore, he believes that despite leading from the front for the majority of the season, Brendan Rodgers and his team may be withering from the stress of having to play catch-up. “It all depends on how you handle it, and Rangers have handled it,” Souness remarked. It’s Celtic’s time to handle it now. Watch to see how they handle it. They’ll be the centre of attention. People will say things on the radio, and you guys will be writing some not so flattering things. Television pundits will have opinions. GET MORE REFLECTED CONTENT ON SPORTWORDS.CO.UK
It appears that the VAR dispute surrounding Celtic has also garnered media attention outside of Canada.As we previously reported, Jeff Stelling believes that more red cards will be shown in the season’s last two Glasgow Derby games as a result of what he witnessed at Tynecastle.In addition, Chris Sutton has expressed his belief that referees are merely “guessing” when it comes to major handball calls, following the punishment of Celtic midfielder Tomoki Iwata yesterday afternoon.Stephen Kelly, a former Spurs defender, is presently in the game. The former Ireland international was completely perplexed by both of yesterday’s VAR calls, but he appeared to be particularly upset over the penalty call against Celtic’s Japanese star.Kelly remarked, “I’m not sure if you’ve seen the penalty,” to Football Daily. It’s an absurd penalty. To be honest, I have no idea how they did it.“No one in their right mind would give that as a penalty,” is how I see it.“The balls simply fell and struck him in the arm. Additionally, three players are crammed into a small space. The balls are falling, but nobody is moving in that direction.It struck his arm, which was in contact with his torso. For the life of me, I cannot comprehend how it is provided. I find it incomprehensible “And the referee goes and calls it, and they end up losing the match. However, the sending-off is one that, according to the letter of the law, may have been a high foot. “The punishment is absurd.” Even though it’s only Monday, this is all over the news, which should put pressure on the SFA to take action.Not just Celtic people are afflicted by this. Some clubs in the SPFL may have to endure poor officiating and VAR rulings, which might be the difference between relegation and European qualification.But from a Celtic perspective, this title is worth £60 million. Additionally, you would have to assume that the board would bring up the issue with the game’s governing body if the difference was a VAR or refereeing judgement that cost the team that enormous amount of money. GET MORE REFLECTED CONTENT ON SPORTWORDS.CO.UK
Jim White expressed gratitude to both Rangers supporters and non-supporters who came to the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow for what he called a “memorable night.” At the Glasgow audience event, White was accompanied by current manager Philippe Clement, former Rangers player Graeme Souness, and custodian Jack Butland.Rangers supporters would have enjoyed the occasion more, and probably the names with White, if Celtic had lost to Hearts earlier in the day and had not taken advantage of Gers’ error against Motherwel.After the match, the talkSPORT journalist posted on his personal X account, saying, “Huge thanks to the Rangers FC fans and the neutrals who made it a memorable night at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow.” Jim White updates Rangers supporters following a thrilling weekend.In terms of the SPFL title race, it was a stressful weekend. Rangers’ 2-1 loss at Ibrox gave Celtic the opportunity to take the lead again, but Celtic’s 2-0 loss to Hearts ensured that nothing had changed by the conclusion of the weekend. Clement and Butland in particular will have been relieved by the outcome, since they had to confront a sizable crowd made up primarily of Rangers supporters not long after the Celtic loss. Things might have gotten a little heated had they given up first place. Despite the fact that the inconsistent play would create for an exciting title fight, Ally McCoist stated that neither Rangers nor Celtic will feel comfortable leading the league this season in light of the weekend’s results. GET MORE RELATED CONTENT ON SPORTWORDS.CO.UK
In addition to revealing that they have written to the SFA expressing “serious concerns over VAR,” Celtic has appealed the red card that was given to Yan during the team’s loss to Hearts.According to a statement, Celtic Football Club will be appealing Hyunjun Yang’s red card that was given to him during Sunday’s Tynecastle encounter against Hearts. “We have also written to the SFA to raise our serious concerns regarding the use of VAR and the decisions made within the match.” GET MORE RELATED CONTENT ON SPORTWORDS.CO.UK
After losing to Heart of Midlothian 2-0 yesterday afternoon, Celtic is now in the middle of a VAR storm that is unlikely to subside anytime soon. Brendan Rodgers was furious at full time after two crucial rulings against the Bhoys at Tynecastle significantly impacted the outcome.Hyunjun Yang was sent off early in the game for the visitors after he tackled Alex Cochrane too hard. This happened just after he helped win a penalty that Adam Idah was unable to convert. Yang was first given a yellow card by Don Robertson for the offence, but after reviewing the challenge, he was sent to the monitor and the yellow was escalated to a straight red card. Before the break, in an equally contentious incident, Tomoki Iwata was called for a handball in the area even though he wasn’t really looking in the direction the play was going. Celtic comeback, Hamish bids adieu, and 67 Hail Hail’s future Hyunjun Yang was sent off early in the game for the visitors after he tackled Alex Cochrane too hard. This happened just after he helped win a penalty that Adam Idah was unable to convert. Don Robertson initially booked Yang for the offence; however, he was sent to the monitor to review the challenge […]
The former striker for Livingston, Hibs, and Dundee United has just joined League Two Spartans in the SPFL. Scottish football player Marc McNulty acknowledges that Celtic custodian Cameron Carter-Vickers is the most formidable opponent he has ever faced. McNulty, 31, a former Scotland international, signed a short-term contract with League Two team Spartans last week, completing an unexpected comeback to the SPFL. After his year-long journey in the USA with Orange County SC ended in December, the striker made the decision to return home. After spending two loan periods at Hibs and Dundee United, McNulty began his career at Livingston and is now in his sixth spell in Scottish football. During his stay north of the border, the former star of Reading, Coventry City, and Sheffield United faced numerous elite defenders, including Dedryck Boyata, Kristoffer Ajer, and Connor Goldson. GET MORE RELATED CONTENT AT SPORTWORDS.CO.UK
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