- Celtic and Rangers have both been ordered by the Scottish Football Association to play their next home Scottish Cup match behind closed doors following severe crowd trouble at last season's quarter-final tie at Ibrox.
- The sanctions follow an independent review which concluded that life-threatening violence and severe crushing were narrowly avoided when supporters from both clubs invaded the pitch after Celtic's penalty victory.
- In addition to the stadium ban for their next Scottish Cup home tie, both clubs must pay £100,000 in compensation to their respective opponents for lost gate revenue, alongside a suspended two-season ban for any repeat offences.
- Celtic expressed shock at the ruling, describing the punishment as disproportionate for a small, emotional pitch incursion and emphasizing that as the away team they were not responsible for stadium security arrangements.
- The closed-door penalty applies exclusively to the next home fixture in the Scottish Cup, leaving upcoming Old Firm matches in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Premiership unaffected.
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