SCOTT BROWN is three years retired but his notorious warrior spirit is still burning red hot.
The former Scotland hard man was so furious with a penalty being awarded against him that his protests got him sent off – in a CHARITY MATCH.
Brown was part of the star-studded crew of Celtic legends who faced Feyenoord in the Wim Jansen Cup.
The Hoops were trailing 2-1 in Rotterdam when Brown’s 87th-minute tackle prompted the ref to award a spot-kick.
TV replays suggested that Brown had made contact with the ball, but the official stuck with his decision.
‘Ref cam’ then showed Brown bellowing at the man in the middle.
And in almost unprecedented scenes for a charity friendly, the ref pulled a red card out of his top pocket.
Brown flashed a thumbs up before trudging off the pitch while being cheekily waved off by the man who dished out the marching orders.
It won’t have been much consolation for Brown when Liverpool icon Dirk Kuyt stepped up and missed the penalty, with the match finishing 2-1.
Ex-Southampton marksman Graziano Pelle was on target for the Dutch side, along with Diego Biseswar, with Charlie Mulgrew netting Celtic’s only goal.
Brown was sent off a whopping eight times during a two-decade playing career which was spent entirely in Scotland.
He started off at Hibernian before spending 14 years at Celtic, for whom he played over 600 games and became the second most successful captain in their history.
A one-off season at Aberdeen capped off a glittering playing career before Brown moved into management.
A stint in the Fleetwood Town dugout was only brief, and the Hoops hero is now in charge at Scottish second-tier outfit Ayr United.
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