Celtic draft in the 'Lionel Messi of sports law' for Brendan Rodgers' SFA defence.
Celtic are not looking to mess about when the club's manager Brendan Rodgers goes before the Scottish FA tomorrow.
The barrister also fought the charge against Nottingham Forest's points deduction and was involved in the Saudi's takeover of Newcastle United in 2022. The 51-year-old was cited for his comments about referee Don Robertson and VAR John Beaton after his side's 2-0 loss to Hearts in early March. After the game, he took aim at both regarding Yang's red card, and Tomoki Iwata's penalty controversy, branding them as 'incompetent'.“I try to respect decisions and give the benefit of the doubt," Rodgers said post-Hearts.
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