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And earlier today, the First Minister questioned if the trip was really necessary for the club to take and says it is now for them to reflect on while giving her live TV broadcast.
Speaking this afternoon, she said: “On the point about Celtic. As I set out I think last week, my understanding is we gave the footballing authority for Celtic clarity on what the rules were and are and training camps for elite sport are permitted if it is in relation to performance or competition.
“We set out the rules, it is not the role of the Scottish Government. We are not formally on the Joint Response Group. It is not our role to give approval or not give approval to what a football team is doing.
“As I understand it, I think at the time when that clarity of the rules was given it was another country that they were planning on going to rather than Dubai and also, that was back in November.
“The world and the situation with Covid has changed quite a lot since then and the club itself described the trip to Dubai as R&R.
Speaking this afternoon, she said: “On the point about Celtic. As I set out I think last week, my understanding is we gave the footballing authority for Celtic clarity on what the rules were and are and training camps for elite sport are permitted if it is in relation to performance or competition.
“We set out the rules, it is not the role of the Scottish Government. We are not formally on the Joint Response Group. It is not our role to give approval or not give approval to what a football team is doing.
“As I understand it, I think at the time when that clarity of the rules was given it was another country that they were planning on going to rather than Dubai and also, that was back in November.
“The world and the situation with Covid has changed quite a lot since then and the club itself described the trip to Dubai as R&R.