Brendan Rodgers breaks Celtic silence over SFA ban as he doubles down on one key claim

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers insists he has no regrets over his post-match rant against Hearts that landed him in hot water with the SFA.

Rodgers was hit with a one-game ban with one suspended for a breach of SFA Disciplinary Rule 72 following the defeat at Tynecastle as he called out referee Don Robertson and John Beaton in the VAR room for the controversial decisions to send off Yang and award a penalty to the Jambos following a handball from Tomoki Iwata. He will not be in the dugout for Sunday's showdown with Livingston - but is clear to return to the touchline for the showdown with Rangers.

Speaking on the punishment dished out by the Hampden beaks for the first time, the Celtic boss: "We are obviously disappointed, but we respect the decision. My thanks go to the club for their unwavering support but we respect our punishment and we move on."

Asked if he had any regrets over his comments by Sky Sports, Rodgers stood by his previous comments. Having previously declared he did not regret his post-match slapdown, he said: "No. I think there is just a misunderstanding of the interpretation really.

"In my time here I have always talking about improving standards, whether that is with VAR or whether it was the pitches we play on. My whole drive is to improve the standards and I just thought on that occasion it just wasn't understood."