England's Premier League clubs rejected a proposal to admit Scottish teams Rangers and Celtic into their competition yesterday.
The proposal from Bolton Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside to allow the two Glasgow clubs - collectively known as the Old Firm - failed to gain the support of the necessary minimum of 14 of the 20 Premier League club chairmen. In a statement, the Premier League said the proposal to admit Scotland's biggest two clubs was "neither desirable nor viable".
However, another proposal from Gartside to have a two-tier Premier League will be considered by a strategic review committee which is due to report by the end of next year.