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Old Firm sanctions: why football bosses got tough

John MacKay hears why the SFA imposed such a tough penalty on Rangers and Celtic over crowd trouble which marred a cup tie between the clubs.

If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like: ‘Who’s to blame for Old Firm bedlam?’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002sdxp

Rangers and Celtic will both play a game behind closed doors as punishment for the crowd trouble which marred a Scottish Cup tie between the clubs.

The BBC’s Chris McLaughlin explains why the Scottish Football Association (SFA) imposed such a tough penalty. And we talk to former Celtic and Hibernian player Scott Allan about an SFA 'summit' on the future of Scottish football.

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Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by John MacKay.

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