Neil Lennon handed three match touchline ban

Published on Thursday 3 May 2012 17:31

CELTIC boss Neil Lennon has been handed an immediate three-match touchline ban following his clash with a referee during last month’s Scottish Cup final.

Lennon received a six-match ban in total but half of the punishment is suspended until the end of next season.

The punishement comes after the Parkhead manager confronted referee Euan Norris after his club’s William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final exit to Hearts.

But the former Celtic midfielder, who has just served a two-match ban, received no punishment for a further two rule breaches relating to comments made on Twitter hours after the game.

An SFA ruling read: “The judicial panel found Mr Lennon in breach but imposed no further sanction based on the fact he was not responsible for the posting of the actual tweet.”

Taken from the Scotsman