• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
  • Contact us
  • Guest Content
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
    • Elevenses
  • Business
  • Food
  • Travel
  • Property
  • JOBS
  • All
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Sport
    • Tech/Auto
    • Lifestyle
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Set For Life
      • Thunderball
      • EuroMillions
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Sport Football

Celtic player banned for two Premiership matches after red card in Swiss friendly

The Scottish Football Association confirmed the defender would be suspended for two matches after he was sent off against St Gallen on July 2.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2019-07-19 11:31
in Football
credit;PA

credit;PA

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

Jozo Simunovic will miss the first two matches of the Ladbrokes Premiership season following his recent red card in a friendly in Switzerland.

The Scottish Football Association confirmed the defender would be suspended for two matches after he was sent off against St Gallen on July 2.

Simunovic will miss the season opener against St Johnstone at Parkhead on August 3, and a trip to Motherwell seven days later.

The centre-back was initially shown a yellow card for a head-high challenge on Boris Babic, but the colour was changed to red following a VAR review. The video system was being trialled ahead of its introduction in the Swiss top flight.

A domestic suspension will now apply after the Swiss football authorities reported the sending-off to their Scottish counterparts.

The development will come as a blow to manager Neil Lennon, who has been employing a makeshift defence following the summer departures of Filip Benkovic, Dedryck Boyata and Mikael Lustig.

Midfielder Nir Bitton played in central defence alongside Simunovic in their opening Champions League qualifiers against Sarajevo with Kristoffer Ajer shifting to an unfamiliar right-back role.

New centre-back Christopher Jullien is just short of match fitness.

Lennon is hoping to strengthen his defence before the suspension and revealed on Wednesday night he was closing in on his fourth summer signing.

RelatedPosts

‘Diving audit’ finds male footballers ‘far more likely’ to simulate than women

Harry Redknapp appears to make Nazi salute after joking Thomas Tuchel is a ‘German spy’

The Most Anticipated Football Games of the Year

Thank you for the incredible memories: Stars pay tribute to Gareth Southgate

Reports in Israel claimed a deal had been agreed for versatile defender Hatem Abd Elhamed to move to Glasgow from Hapoel Be’er Sheva.

For transfer gossip click here

Tags: Premier League

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

SUPPORT

We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism.

DONATE & SUPPORT

Contact

Editorial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Commercial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Address

The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE
Company number 09221879
International House,
24 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BN,
United Kingdom

© The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE thelondoneconomic.com - All Rights Reserved. Privacy

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Lottery Results
    • Lotto
    • Set For Life
    • Thunderball
    • EuroMillions
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE thelondoneconomic.com - All Rights Reserved. Privacy

← Brighton defender joins German side St Pauli on loan ← Former Manchester City player leads Connah’s Quay Nomads to defeat Kilmarnock – 5 things about them
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Lottery Results
    • Lotto
    • Set For Life
    • Thunderball
    • EuroMillions
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE thelondoneconomic.com - All Rights Reserved. Privacy

-->