Monday 23 March 2015 17:32, UK
Celtic striker John Guidetti has been charged by the Scottish Football Association with singing an allegedly "offensive" song about the demise of Old Firm rivals Rangers.
The on-loan Manchester City hitman has been issued with a notice of complaint after giving an interview to Dutch TV show FC Rijnmond.
In it, he repeats a chant sung about him by the Hoops support which includes terms deemed to be offensive.
SFA compliance officer Tony McGlennan has accused the 22-year-old Swede of breaching disciplinary rule 73, stating that "on or around March 6, 2015, you did in the course of a interview given to the Dutch Television Programme FC Rijnmond, make comment of an offensive nature".
Guidetti has until 3pm on Monday, March 30, to respond to the complaint. A principal hearing date has been set for Thursday April 9.
A Celtic spokesman responded to the charge by saying: "We are very surprised and disappointed that this has even found its way to an SFA judicial panel. John Guidetti will be defending this charge."
