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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Ewan Paton

Latest Celtic pre-season friendly fixture announced

Another Celtic pre-season friendly match has been announced.

The Hoops will face Queen's Park at lesser Hampden in early July.

The Championship team will host the Scottish Premiership champions at The City Stadium on Wednesday, July 10. The match will kick-off at 7.45pm.

It will be the first time in 15 years that the Glasgow teams have met.

The last meeting came in the Scottish Cup tie in February 2009.

A statement on the Queen's Park website reads: "Access to this game will be for Queen’s Park Members/ Season Ticket Holders who have renewed for Season 2024/ 25 and further details will be issued in due course.

"There are no plans currently for a public sale of tickets and Queen’s Park Members/ Season Ticket Cards are not available for this match however members and Season Ticket Holders will be able to attend if they obtain a ticket via the club’s on-line ticketing system using their existing log-in.

"Queen’s Park Members will be able to access their free ticket on the ticketing system and Season Ticket Holders, who have renewed their Season Ticket for Season 2024/ 25, will be able to purchase a match ticket (costing Adults £15, under-18 £5) via the same platform.

"Please note that there will be a Hospitality Package available for the game with the full details announced shortly."

Meanwhile, artificial pitches will be banned from the Scottish Premiership, it has been confirmed.

The SPFL has announced that top-flight clubs have voted in favour of phasing out the use of plastic surfaces.

Clubs in the Premiership brought forward a resolution seeking to outlaw the pitches in Scotland's top division.

This has now passed, with nine out of the 12 clubs required to be on board with the move.

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