CELTIC are to appeal winger Aleksandar Tonev's seven-match suspension for using "offensive, insulting and abusive language of a racist nature".

The on-loan Aston Villa player was charged following an incident involving Aberdeen defender Shay Logan during a Scottish Premiership match last month.
 
A Celtic spokesperson said: “Racism has no place in football and as a Club for all people, Celtic absolutely abhors racism of any kind.
 
“This was a very unfortunate case, but the Club has accepted Aleksandar’s explanation that he did not say the words that were alleged to have been said and that he is not a racist.
 
“We are, therefore, very disappointed by the outcome today and can confirm that Aleksandar will be appealing this decision.”