Scottish Premiership: SPFL review bans away support for Celtic vs Rangers fixtures in 2026/27 season
Meetings between Celtic and Rangers will have no away supporters in attendance this season, the Scottish Professional Football League has announced.
The decision follows an independent review into the trouble that occurred between the two sets of fans after a Scottish Cup clash in March.
Scottish Premiership news: Celtic edge St Mirren in Paisley to maintain perfect domestic record
Defending champions Celtic edged St Mirren 2-1 in Paisley on Saturday to maintain their perfect start to the Scottish Premiership season.
Nikolas Agrafiotis had opened the scoring for the hosts from the penalty spot after Liam Scales was penalised for handball, but Scales headed in Mika Baur’s corner before Camilo Durán set up Yang Hyun-jun to complete the comeback.
Celtic news: Martin O’Neill announces 25-man Europa League squad, including seven summer recruits
Celtic have named their 25-man squad for the Europa League league phase, with seven summer recruits included in Martin O’Neill’s selection.
The Hoops’ European campaign gets underway at home to Hungarian outfit Ferencváros on Thursday 17 September, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm UK time.
Celtic news: Colby Donovan issues Aberdeen warning as Hoops set sights on Europa League
Colby Donovan is determined to help Celtic maintain their perfect domestic record when Aberdeen visit Celtic Park in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday night.
And despite the club’s recent Champions League exit at the hands of LASK, the right-back is also looking forward to a Europa League campaign.
Champions League: Martin O’Neill accepts blame as Celtic knocked out by LASK after historic collapse
Celtic let slip a 3-0 first-leg lead in the Champions League play-offs on Tuesday as hosts LASK secured a stunning 5-1 victory to advance to the competition’s league phase.
The result means Celtic will play in the Europa League for a second successive season, with the Scottish Premiership champions having suffered a similar Champions League play-off exit to Kairat last year.
Champions League: Celtic stopper Viljami Sinisalo backs Martin O’Neill’s Bhoys to keep improving
Celtic goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo has insisted the Scottish Premiership champions can improve despite making a perfect start to the season.
The Bhoys have won four games in a row so far, scoring 13 times and conceding just once, as Martin O’Neill sets about stabilising the club after the previous campaign’s turmoil.
Champions League: Martin O’Neill pleased as Celtic secure crucial play-off first-leg lead over LASK
Scottish Premiership champions Celtic have one foot in the Champions League proper after securing a commanding 3-0 play-off first-leg lead over LASK.
Benjamin Nygren opened the scoring at Celtic Park before Camilo Durán struck twice to put Martin O’Neill’s side firmly in control 12 months on from a painful play-off exit at the hands of Kazakh minnows Kairat.
Champions League: Martin O’Neill urges Celtic to chase European glory despite improbable odds
Celtic manager Martin O’Neill believes the club should continue to chase Champions League glory regardless of how improbable it feels.
The Bhoys famously lifted the European Cup, as it was known then, in 1967, overcoming Inter Milan 2-1 in the Lisbon showpiece. And O’Neill, who won the competition twice as a player with Nottingham Forest, thinks the current Scottish champions must aspire to match that feat despite the realities of modern football.
WATCH: Youssef Chermiti’s overhead kick is one of the Old Firm's greatest ever
Rangers number nine Youseseff Chermiti certainly didn't feel like a slow start when he hammered home a career-defining strike to give Rangers an early lead over bitter rivals Celtic.
The 21-year old hasn’t been with The Teddy Bears for long, but he is quickly becoming a cult hero, continuously popping up when it matters most, writes Sports News Blitz’s Sam Condy.
Opinion: What on earth is happening with Scottish football?
European qualifiers have now concluded, and we now know the opponents each outfit will face in all three European competitions.
We have incredible stories with the likes of Lincoln Red Imps from Gibraltar reaching the UEFA Conference League group stage alongside Pafos and Kairat Almaty reaching the Champions League.
Yet, we have seen some disappointing exits from the qualifiers and in particular, Scottish football has seen a potential five European teams drop to only three, with no representative in the Champions League.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s Samuel Leasley explores what is going wrong in Scottish football and how the Scottish coefficient rank is now in jeopardy following underperformances.
Scottish Premiership: Opening weekend analysis and score predictions for TV games
Sports News Blitz’s Sam Condy gives the rundown of this season's opening weekend of the Scottish Premiership - and what to expect in each of the four televised matches on Sky Sports.
Scottish transfer news: Kasper Schmeichel joins Celtic, Rangers sign Igamane
Sports News Blitz’s Sam Condy takes a look at some of the key transfers ahead of the new season, as well as highlighting some of the key players still touted for a move to the Scottish Premiership.