Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers intends to defend himself 'vigorously' after he was charged by the Scottish FA over his criticism of officials.
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Rodgers had mentioned video assistant referee John Beaton by name and accused the officials of "incompetence" in Sunday's"My job is to defend the team, defend the club and that's what we will do in this case. "We had a report back to that the studs and boot was in the face of the player, which clearly a couple of days later even when we get that report and it says that, it's clearly not the case when you watch it," added Rodgers.Rodgers also discussed Liel Abada's departure from the club. The Israel winger has joined Major League Soccer club Charlotte while
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