Thursday 20 December 2018 13:36, UK
Rangers have been fined £6,000 after being found guilty on two of five SFA disciplinary charges over their criticism of referee Willie Collum.
The SFA, whose two-day hearing began on Wednesday, confirmed that two of the charges - indicating bias and incompetence and not acting in the best interests of association football - had been proved.
But a charge of bringing the game into disrepute and another, which includes behaving "towards the Scottish FA and other members with the utmost good faith", were not proved.
The club launched a formal complaint against Collum and publicly criticised the match official and the SFA appeals process after failing to overturn a second yellow card received by Daniel Candeias in their game against St Mirren on November 3.
In their statement in the wake of last month's 2-0 win, Rangers said that "there was an underlying issue that needed to be addressed" regarding Collum's officiating.
Rangers were given a £5,000 fine for public criticism of a match official and indicating bias or incompetence with a further £1,000 fine for not acting in the best interests of association football.
Rangers were critical of Collum after Candeias was issued a second yellow card for what the SFA deemed to be "gestures" made to Anton Ferdinand as his team-mates celebrated a late goal from Alfredo Morelos.
