Scottish football fans will have the chance to pay tribute to Brazilian legend Pele throughout a packed New Years fixture list.
Record Sport understands the SPFL has written to all clubs to sanction a country wide celebration of the great man who passed away aged 82 in Sao Paulo on Thursday night after losing his long running battle with colon cancer. Individual clubs will have the choice of deciding what form those tributes should take - with Rangers also holding the traditional minute’s silence to mark the anniversary of the Ibrox disaster ahead of Monday’s Old Firm derby with Celtic.
England’s Premier League announced on Friday that their clubs will hold a minute’s applause, with players wearing black armbands in honour of the three times World Cup winner. Pele’s body will be laid to rest at the home of his former club Santos on Monday, while the SPFL has a busy schedule of matches across the divisions.
