Scott Brown avoids ban for Rangers celebration
Celtic captain has not been punished for his role in the aftermath of the Hoops derby win in March.
Scott Brown has been cleared of any wrongdoing following his celebrations after the win over Rangers on March 31.
The Celtic captain was accused by the SFA of "failing to act in the best interest of Scottish football" after he celebrated in front of the away fans.
Brown’s original Hampden hearing was due to take place on Thursday, May 2.
But at Celtic’s request the SFA agreed to move it to Friday, April 26 in a bid to ensure the midfielder would avoid any potential ban for the trip to face Rangers.
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The Parkhead club vowed to fight any suspension on the grounds the SFA were guilty of double-standards.
It’s understood the champions used the case of Josh Windass.
Part of their defence was formed around Windass escaping punishment after the former Ibrox forward aimed a rude gesture at opposition supporters during a game against Partick Thistle.
Windass was let off due to the SFA’s rule 200 - which deals with retrospective action for on-field incidents - being changed back in September 2017 to remove punishment for gestures and actions towards the crowd.
But Brown was charged under a different rule – 77 – and Celtic wanted to know why.
