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Bobby Madden

Referee Bobby Madden during last season's Scottish Cup semi-final between Celtic and Rangers at Hampden. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Are you a Rangers fan? Referee Bobby Madden breaks silence over rumours

Scott Brown's Fleetwood Town rescued a 2-2 draw against Joey Barton's Bristol Rovers.

What happened when Scott Brown, Joey Barton and Bobby Madden met

Referee Bobby Madden is relocating to England.

Why referee Madden is leaving Scottish football

Dundee midfielder Charlie Adam was booked for simulation.

Watch Adam's Dundee dive as midfielder catches eye of Gary Lineker

Referee Bobby Madden attracted criticism for his performance in last Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final between Rangers and Celtic at Hampden. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Van Bronckhorst responds to crticism of Madden's Old Firm display

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - APRIL 17: John Lundstram celebrates at Full Time during a Scottish Cup Semi-Final between Celtic and Rangers at Hampden Park, on April 17, 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Former Rangers midfielder admits to major reappraisal of 'big player'

VAR will be used in the Scottish Premiership from December 2022 after SPFL clubs voted in favour of the move. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

How VAR might have affected this season's title race and the £2m penalty call

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou on the Hampden touchline during the Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Rangers. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Postecoglou praised for act that 'showed a lot of class' after defeat to Rangers

Rangers captain James Tavernier celebrates at full-time after the 2-1 win over Celtic at Hampden. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

What Rangers win over Celtic says about power balance in Glasgow

John Beaton and Bobby Madden have been appointed to the Scottish Cup semi-finals next weekend.

Referees named for Celtic v Rangers semi-final and Edinburgh derby

Connor Goldson, scorer of Rangers winning goal at Dens Park, celebrates with Leon Balogun at full-time. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Rangers reaction: McGregor's protest glare, 'in bed with Celtic', Ramsey rated

Dundee manager Mark McGhee was in the technical area for the first time since his appointment as his team lost 2-1 at home to Rangers. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Mark McGhee: Rangers fans protests helped Dundee

Rangers' fans protest against the Old Firm friendly in Austrialia forcing the match against Dundee at Dens Park to be delayed. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Rangers fan protests against Celtic friendly in Australia interrupt Dundee clash

John Hartson previews the Scottish Cup quarter-final between Dundee United and Celtic, which will be shown live on Premier Sports. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

'Be prepared' - Celtic and Rangers warned referees could decide title race

Dundee United's Ross Graham applauds the fans after the final whistle of the cinch Premiership match at Tannadice Park, Dundee. Picture date: Sunday February 20, 2022. PA Photo. See PA Story SOCCER Dundee Utd. (Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Graham: Handball penalty would have been harsh

Celtic's Reo Hatate celebrates making it 1-0 over Rangers at Celtic Park. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

How Celtic's destruction of Rangers felt like a restoration of supremecy

Dunfermline boss John Hughes hailed his players' response to last weekend's defeat at Greenock Morton. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

How Dunfermline showed fans they have the stomach for the battle

Celtic's Tom Rogic is peerless in the Scottish game when he turns it on, as he did in the 3-1 win away to St Johnstone. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic extras: Postecoglou goes all 'Scottish play' with covid

Kyogo Furuhashi's goal for Celtic against Hearts that settled the match on December 2.

Celtic 'contact SFA over Crawford Allan comments in wake of Hearts match'

Celtic’s Kyogo Furuhashi points to his stomach after an altercation with John Souttar. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Celtic boss slams 'ignorance and probable agenda' behind Kyogo diving criticism

Referee Bobby Madden with Hearts winger Barrie McKay after he is hit with objects from the Celtic support last Thursday.

Ex-Hearts chief wants Celtic game replayed or points forfeited

Robbie Neilson is booked by Kevin Clancy.

Neilson has say on Allan and Livi booking

Hearts Barrie McKay was struggling to take corner kicks due to objects being thrown from Celtic fans. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Hearts star McKay reflects on objects thrown at him against Celtic

Bobby Madden's officiating angered Hearts players and management. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Why Bobby Madden blew up for Jota in Celtic v Hearts

Celtic’s Kyogo Furuhashi scores the goal that caused all sort of furore through appearing to result from the striker being in a marginally offside position. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Celtic 1-0 Hearts extras: Starfelt, over-cooked offside outrage, missiles

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson protests with linesman Alan Mulvanny at full time. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

'Never seen anything like it in my life': Neilson rages at ref after Celtic loss

Hearts player call for offside as Kyogo Furuhashi puts the ball past Craig Gordon (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Kris Boyd: VAR call after 'no doubt' Celtic winner was offside

Celtic won 3-2 the last time they met Hearts. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

What channel is Celtic v Hearts on? Match info, kick-off time, TV details

Referee Bobby Madden shows the red card to Aberdeen's Funso Ojo for a second bookable offence in the match with Dundee United. The Dons claim the referee wants to publicly admit it was the wrong decision. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)

Aberdeen launch stinging criticism of SFA over Ojo suspension

Referee Bobby Madden shows a yellow and then the red card to Aberdeen's Funso Ojo during a cinch Premiership match between Dundee United and Aberdeen at Tannadice Park, on November 20, 2021, in Dundee, Scotland. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)

Ojo: Glass frustrated at Aberdeen's failed talks to overturn ban

Aberdeen's Funso Ojo confronts a Dundee United fan leading to him being sent off (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)

Aberdeen 'let down' as Funso Ojo red carded after incident with Dundee Utd fan

Celtic's Giorgos Giakoumakis has his penalty saved by Livingston's Max Stryjek in the dramatic conclusion to the scoreless draw that kept Ange Postecoglou's men off the top spot in the table. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Celtic 0-0 Livingston: Postecoglou calls it wrong on two counts

The Celtic fans protest the appointment of Bernard Higgins before their scoreless draw with Livingston. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

Celtic 0-0 Livingston: The extras from Parkhead

Tony Watt's double for Motherwell was not enough to secure victory over St Mirren (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Alexander questions penalty decision as Well let two-goal lead slip to St Mirren

Dundee manager James McPake has accepted his one-match ban from the SFA. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

McPake accepts ban as Dundee boss punished for Rangers complaints

Jon McLaughlin fouls Paul McMullan in the box during Rangers' win over Dundee.

McPake: Ref got it wrong with McLaughlin call

Robbie Neilson and Scott Brown argue at full-time at Tynecastle.

Neilson reveals thoughts on angry exchange with Brown

Aberdeen manager Stephen Glass looks on during the 1-1 draw with Hearts.

Stephen Glass disappointed with Hearts penalty against Aberdeen as he explains e...

Dundee Utd manager Micky Mellon saw his side lose at Hampden. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

Mellon: 'Strutting' referee has to get big calls right

Picture Michael Gillen.

No Euro2020 call for Scotland's referees

Hibs manager Jack Ross oversees a training session as the Easter Road club prepare to welcome Motherwell. Photo by Paul Devlin / SNS Group

Hibs boss calls for parity

Referee Bobby Madden has been forced to drop out of tonight's game. Picture: SNS

Referee change for tonight's Ross County-Celtic clash

Rangers striker Cedric Itten's goal had a hint of offside about it against Motherwell.

Alexander: Motherwell's draws not down to officiating

Bobby Madden shows Shane Duffy of Celtic a yellow card. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Ref Gallagher says Duffy dodged red card in Old Firm

Nir Bitton's red card changed the game at Ibrox. Picture: SNS

Why Madden's red card decision was correct

Celtic manager Neil Lennon was left open-mouthed by referee John Beaton's decision to show Nir Bitton a straight red card - the turning point on an afternoon where his team had been dominant before losing 1-0. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Celtic manager Lennon hits out at Madden call and will recruit new centre-back

Nir Bitton reacts to referee Bobby Madden's decision after being sent off at Ibrox for taking down Alfredo Morelos. Picture: SNS

Ex-Celtic star disagrees with Neil Lennon over red card

Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos in action against Celtic. Picture: SNS

Celtic fans rage at officials after goalless first half

Referee Bobby Madden

Referee appointed for first Old Firm match of 2021

Tom Taiwo tussles with Harry Forrester in March 2016 (Picture: SNS Group Rob Casey)

Falkirk v Rangers: How to watch Betfred Cup

Celtic captain Scott Brown after his side went 1-0 down. Picture: SNS

Celtic fans react to Scott Brown penalty concession

Referee Bobby Madden (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Madden reveals his 'most honking' performance as ref

Referee Bobby Madden awards a penalty for a handball against Bevis Mugabi during a Scottish Premiership match between Motherwell and Rangers at Fir Park on 27 September(Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Motherwell director cited by SFA for Rangers ref remarks

Bevis Mugabi admits the handball rule is confusing for players

Mugabi: Nobody knows handball rule

Rangers were awarded two penalties by Bobby Madden in the 5-1 win over Motherwell. Picture: SNS

The handball law - was Madden right to give Rangers penalties

Bobby Madden flashes his red card at Aberdeen defender Andrew Considine. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA

Derek McInnes accepts ‘studs up’ sending-off for Aberdeen’s Andrew Considine

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