Touchline ban reduced for Rangers manager McInnes
Rangers manager Derek McInnes has a touchline ban reduced to two games, with two suspended, following an appeal against punishment for comments made on a last-gasp Celtic penalty.
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"I've never wanted to make it personal. For me, the decision was wrong."
— Derek McInnes , Athlete
"When you heard Celtic got a 96th-minute penalty that was going to VAR and they were checking it, you just assume what's happened is they get the penalty."
— Derek McInnes , Athlete
"Having seen it again, it's disgusting. It is. I don't think it's a penalty kick."
— Derek McInnes , Athlete
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Rangers manager Derek McInnes has a touchline ban reduced to two games, with two suspended, following an appeal against punishment for comments made on a last-gasp Celtic penalty.
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