Sports events in Scotland will be restricted to a maximum of 500 spectators for “up to three weeks”. New rules will kick in on Boxing Day and impact the festive football fixtures, which include top-flight derbies in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee in the first few days of 2022. “This will of course make sports matches, including football, effectively spectator-free over this three-week period, a situation similar to that in Wales from Boxing Day,” the First Minister added. “And second, and this is not an insignificant point, these large events put an additional burden on emergency services, especially the police and ambulance services. Speaking shortly before the Scottish Government announcement, Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou said: “I don’t like football played behind closed doors.

Source: Express December 22, 2021 03:41 UTC