Celtic and Rangers retain Scottish Cup home bans

The Scottish FA appellate tribunal has kept closed-door orders in place for Celtic and Rangers’ next home Scottish Cup ties, while removing suspended additional sanctions against both clubs. Celtic’s appeal was partially upheld after a hearing on Monday, with the decision reported on October 29. The club must still play its next home match in the competition without supporters. The tribunal also upheld a £100,000 compensation payment to the visiting club, payable within 30 days after the match, but ruled that Celtic does not have to pay if Rangers are the visitors. The tribunal set aside a suspended further stadium closure and a suspended additional £100,000 compensation payment that could have applied after further supporter misconduct. Celtic will also receive £500 of its £1,000 appeal deposit back. Rangers’ appeal was also partially upheld. Its next home Scottish Cup tie remains subject to a closed-doors order, while the suspended second closure and accompanying compensation penalty were removed. One account of the ruling says Rangers must pay £100,000 to their next home opponents unless the visiting club is Celtic; another describes a compensation obligation without...