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Rangers vs Celtic: Financial extent of damages to Ibrox revealed following ‘shocking’ scenes

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Rangers suffered a penalty-shootout defeat against Celtic in the Scottish Cup on Sunday at Ibrox.

While the loss is a huge talking point in itself, all the headlines have been dominated by what happened following the game.

Both sets of fans stormed the pitch as things became violent following clashes with stewards and police officers, while parts of Ibrox were damaged as well.

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Ibrox suffers hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage

According to Herald Scotland, damage worth hundreds of thousands of pounds was caused to Ibrox in the aftermath of the game.

This was primarily caused in Broomloan Stand, but also in the other parts of the stadium.

Celtic were given the full allocation of Broomloan, with 7,500 fans in attendance for the game.

Following their side’s win, hundreds of them stormed onto the pitch, trampled LED advertising hoardings, which was another expense for Rangers.

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Despite a barrier being formed by the police and the stewards, fans managed to find their way past it and storm the field.

Graffiti, which mocked victims of the Ibrox disaster, was also painted on the walls of the stand that seated the away end.

Prior to the game, dozens of Celtic fans who did not have tickets for the game tried to enter the stands using counterfeit tickets.

Some even tried to get in from the disabled access gates prior to kick-off.

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Here’s what the police did following Rangers vs Celtic

Thus far, a total of nine people have been arrested, according to Police Scotland.

That number, the force claims, is expected to rise as they proceed with their investigations in the coming days.

A 54-year-old man now faces charges related to an assault on a police officer.

Separately, a 47-year-old has been charged over an incident in which a coach and one of the players were attacked.

In addition, three other men aged 20, 23 and 54 have been arrested and charged with carrying out a serious assault on a man on a street close to the ground straight after the final whistle.

All of them are expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on a date that is still to be confirmed.

Sky Sports, who labelled the events “shocking”, quoted Chief Superintendent Emma Croft, who said: “There’s nine arrests currently that I can report on. I do expect that number to rise significantly.”