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Scottish roundup: Falkirk shock Celtic; Rangers into Premier Sports Cup final

Published by The Guardian on November 1, 2026 at 11:02 AM ET

Celtic slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Falkirk on Sunday to ramp up the scrutiny on manager Martin O’Neill after a run of three wins in 10 games. The Scottish champions had the chance to extend their lead at the top of the table to seven points, but never recovered from conceding a third-minute opener to Ethan Ross. Scott Tanser slammed in a second before half-time and the Bairns even had a third goal ruled out by a VAR review for handball against Jacob Murrell. The majority of Celtic’s struggles this season have come in European competition as they crashed out of the Champions League qualifiers and have lost all three Europa League group matches. Continue reading...

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