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Police hunt seven football fans over ‘incident' during final Old Firm match of the season

Police hunt seven football fans over ‘incident' during final Old Firm match of the season

Scottish Sun30-05-2025
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COPS are hunting seven football fans in relation to an incident that happened during the final Old Firm match of the season.
Rangers hosted Celtic at Ibrox for the highly anticipated Glasgow derby clash on Sunday, May 4, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
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The incident happened on May 4 during the last Old Firm match of the season
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The first man was standing behind the right side of the goal, in the second row
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While the second was positioned behind the goal near the centre
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The third man was standing approximately 10 rows from the front
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And officers have now released CCTV images of seven men in the crowd that they are trying to trace.
Police say their investigation relates to "an incident which occurred" inside the stadium.
All of the men have been described as white and were standing in the Copland Road lower stand during the match, which kicked off at 12pm.
The first man is described as having a slim build with short fair hair and wearing a black top with a white logo on the left chest area on the day.
He was spotted standing behind the right side of the goal, in the second row.
The second man was seen standing behind the goal near the centre, wearing a black top, a black baseball cap and a dark coloured snood.
The third man that cops are looking for was standing around ten rows from the front.
He is described as being of slim build with short brown hair and a short beard, and was wearing a dark coloured hooded top with a white circle-shaped logo on his left chest area.
While the fourth man is said to be of a medium build with short brown hair and stubble, and was wearing a light grey hooded top.
He was seen around 15 rows from the front and was standing close to a steward.
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The fifth man was described by cops as being slim with short blonde hair and was sitting around seven rows from the front.
He was wearing a black t-shirt with white writing across the chest, a blue snood and blue mirrored sunglasses.
The sixth man was standing around nine rows from the front and is said to have a medium build with short brown hair and a short beard.
On the day he was wearing a dark-coloured sweatshirt with a white circle logo on the left chest area.
Finally, the seventh man was positioned around 15 rows from the front and was wearing a royal blue t-shirt with white letters across the chest.
He is described as being of medium build, with dark brown hair which is longer at the fringe.
The men are all being urged to come forward to assist with police enquiries.
Anyone who knows the man, or recognises him, have also been asked to contact Police Scotland or Crimestoppers.
Constable Garry Taylor of Police Scotland said: 'We would encourage the men, or anyone who recognises them, to get in touch.
"Information can be passed to officers via 101 quoting incident 0790 of Sunday, 4 May 2025."
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The fourth man was seen around 15 rows from the front near a steward
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The fifth man was around seven rows from the front
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The sixth man was standing about nine rows from the front
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