Sky has apologised to Celtic and Rangers over “inaccuracies” in the translation of an interview given by Alfredo Morelos.
The Rangers striker was reported to have said in a Sky Sports News television interview conducted in Spanish that he had experienced racism during his time in Scotland.
Sky has now responded to Celtic’s call to investigate the translation, saying in a statement: “We have identified inaccuracies in the translation of Sky Sports News’ interview with Alfredo Morelos.
“We apologise to both Celtic and Rangers football clubs as well as Alfredo Morelos for the issues caused by these errors.
“After numerous steps undertaken by Sky to verify the interview thoroughly we can be clear that at no point did Morelos allege that any racial abuse was directed at him by Celtic supporters in the interview.
“We apologise to the supporters of Celtic Football Club for this serious error.
“We are reviewing our procedures for translated interviews to ensure this does not occur in future.”
Rangers had previously claimed the Colombian was racially abused when walking off following his late red card as they defended the forward’s cut-throat gesture towards supporters in the main stand.
The Scottish champions said: “Celtic, a club open to all since its inception, abhors racism.
“Our consistent stance is that wherever racism exists it should be tackled head on.
“Celtic will always investigate any report of racist behaviour and take appropriate action. This is a standard which all clubs should meet.
“Celtic needs no encouragement to pursue racism, particularly as players and management at the club have suffered abuse persistently over the years.”
