Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon has condemned the Rangers supporters who marred Sunday’s Glasgow derby defeat by Celtic at Ibrox with their “mindless, thuggish behaviour”.
The start of the second half was delayed when Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart pointed out shards of broken glass in his goalmouth after a bottle was thrown on to the pitch, while other objects rained down when visiting player Jota was taking a corner kick.
A member of Celtic’s backroom staff later required stitches after being struck in the head while making his way towards the tunnel.
Sturgeon labelled the actions of those responsible as “unacceptable”.
“This sort of behaviour is not acceptable,” the first minister told LBC on Monday morning.
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- April 5, 2022
