McInnes given four-match ban for 'disgusting' Celtic penalty remark

McInnes banned for 'disgusting' Celtic penalty remarkImage source, SNSImage caption, Derek McInnes will watch Rangers' opening games of the season from the standPublished2 minutes agoRangers manager Derek McInnes has been given a four-game touchline ban, with one suspended, for calling the decision to award Celtic a late penalty at Motherwell "disgusting".The comments, made at the end of last season when McInnes was in charge of Hearts, related to a stoppage-time spot-kick given for handball that was converted by Kelechi Iheanacho.Celtic's 2-1 victory at Fir Park kept them one point behind Hearts, who they beat to the title a few days later in a final-day decider.Speaking to Sky Sports after a win against Falkirk at Tynecastle, McInnes said: "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."Having seen it again, it's disgusting. It is."I don't think it's a penalty kick."But we're up against it. We're up against everybody."Following the late drama at Fir Park, referee John Beaton's contact details were posted online, with police keeping his home under surveillance. A teenager was then charged "in connection with a data protection offence".SFA head of referees Willie Collum backed the call, citing "clear evidence" with Sam Nicholson's hand and arm "in an unnatural position" and the resulting contact "a punishable handball".Motherwell and their former midfielder Elliott Watt have already been sanctioned over social media posts on the matter.Watt, who has since joined Turkish club Samsunspor, received a four-match suspension, having described it as "the worst VAR decision in history".Motherwell were fined £5,000 for releasing a video with the caption: "As the world of football mocks our game, we simply have to draw a li...