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New Rangers manager Derek McInnes is facing a possible touchline ban after being cited for calling the decision to award Celtic a late penalty at Motherwell “disgusting”.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Scottish FA has issued a notice of complaint over the comments made at the end of last season when McInnes was in charge of Hearts.<\/p>\n
Motherwell and their midfielder Elliott Watt also face sanction from the governing body over social media posts about a stoppage-time spot-kick given for handball that was converted by Kelechi Iheanacho.<\/p>\n
Celtic’s 2-1 victory at Fir Park kept them one point behind Hearts, who they beat to the title a few days later in a final-day decider.<\/p>\n
All three parties will now face disciplinary hearings on 16 July.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Sky Sports after a win against Falkirk at Tynecastle, McInnes said: “When you heard Celtic got a 96th minute penalty that was going to VAR and they were checking it, you just assume what’s happened is they get the penalty.<\/p>\n
“Having seen it again, it’s disgusting. It is.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think it’s a penalty kick.<\/p>\n
“But we’re up against it. We’re up against everybody.”<\/p>\n
A post from Motherwell on X read: “As the world of football mocks our game, we simply have to draw a line in the sand and shift the focus”, while Watt described the penalty award as “the worst VAR decision in history”.<\/p>\n
Following the late drama at Fir Park, referee John Beaton’s contact details were posted online, with police keeping his home under surveillance. A teenager was then charged “in connection with a data protection offence”.<\/p>\n
The SFA compliance officer has issued the complaints under disciplinary rule 72 stating that: ‘No recognised football body, club, official, team official or other member of team staff, player or other person under the jurisdiction of the Scottish FA, shall in an interview, a ‘blog’ on the internet, on a social networking or micro-blogging site, or in any other manner calculated or likely to lead to publicity (i) criticise the decision(s) and\/or performance(s) of any or all match official(s) in such a way as to indicate bias or incompetence on the part of such match official; or (ii) make remarks about such match official(s) which impinge on his character.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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