Celtic and Aberdeen’s next two Scottish Premiership matches have been postponed after their players broke quarantine rules, the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) said yesterday.
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon demanded the cancellation after Celtic defender Boli Bolingoli played in a 1-1 draw at Kilmarnock on Sunday without quarantining after returning from Spain—where he had travelled without informing the club.
Bolingoli’s breach of rules comes just days after Aberdeen’s trip to St Johnstone was called off due to two of their players testing positive for COVID-19, with six others self-isolating.
“These matches have been postponed in light of ongoing restrictions in Aberdeen and today’s news of a breach of government public health guidance and football protocols involving the Celtic FC player, Boli Bolingoli,” the SPFL said in a statement.
Celtic were scheduled to visit St Mirren today, while Aberdeen were due to face Hamilton. Celtic were also scheduled to host Aberdeen on Saturday.
Sturgeon said the incident involving was Bolingoli a “flagrant breach” of the guidelines.
“What I regret is some football players seem incapable of living up to their responsibilities.
“Consider today the yellow card; the next time, it will be the red card,” she said.