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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Matthew Lindsay

What Scottish football fans forgot amid outcry over Celtic penalty award at Fir Park

Drew Herbertson, the former SFA head of disciplinary and refereeing, has attributed the outcry over the penalty that Celtic were awarded in their penultimate William Hill Premiership game against Motherwell at Fir Park last month to a lack of understanding about VAR.

Supporters of Motherwell and top flight leaders Hearts were incensed when the Parkhead club were given a spot kick by referee John Beaton for a Sam Nicholson handball in the eighth minute of extra-time in the league fixture.

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