Celtic vs Rangers Australia Old Firm derby OFF as Ibrox club pull out of Sydney Cup
THE Rangers versus Celtic Barbie Derby in Australia is OFF.
The Ibrox club have officially pulled out of the Sydney Cup clash scheduled for November.
Fans of both clubs have been up in arms over the deal to stage a friendly on the other side of the world.
And now Rangers have ripped up their part of the agreement.
A club statement read: Rangers can confirm the club will not be participating in the Sydney Super Cup in November 2022.
“After it became clear the tournament organisers were unwilling to fulfil their commitments to Rangers, we have, with immediate effect, terminated the club’s agreement with the organisers.”
It’s understood they have cited several key reasons for their decision.
It’s believed Rangers insist there was an agreement with organisers to use the ‘Old Firm’ brand.
But that was changed to ‘Glasgow Derby’ which is the term used by Celtic.
Gers also claim the Parkhead club have highjacked the fixture by branding it as Ange Postecoglou’s ‘homecoming’ when talks first began long before his appointment as Hoops boss.
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Ibrox chiefs also insist details of the match were leaked prematurely.
While there are even claims Aussie organisers have failed to stump up the first instalment of payments.
Rangers are now looking at alternative options for the shutdown of Scottish football when the World Cup is on in November.
The Ibrox club are confident they won’t face any financial penalties from pulling out of the tournament.
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