Since 2017 under Brendan Rodgers, Celtic have been flying to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates at the start of January for some warm weather training during the Scottish Premiership's winter break. They were given permission to go by the Scottish government on 12 November, but things have unravelled since. The picture changesBetween the Scottish government granting Celtic permission in November, and them flying out on 2 January, the new, more virulent strain of Covid-19 was identified in the UK. On the pitch, the Scottish champions fell to a 1-0 defeat by Rangers on 2 January to slip 19 points off the pace. "I do have doubts based on how the club itself described it, doubts about whether Celtic's trip to Dubai was really essential," she said.

Source: BBC January 11, 2021 17:19 UTC