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Nippy: the fox leaves Paul Gascoigne standing at Celtic Park last night during a 90-second delay. The England midfielder went on to miss a penalty

"The night Gascoigne was completely out-foxed"

Originally published in the Daily Telegraph, U.K.

THE Glasgow derby between Celtic and Rangers was interrupted last night when a fox ran on to the pitch at Celtic Park. The animal appeared just as Celtic was poised to take a corner kick. The referee, Hugh Dallas, suspended play as the players waited for it to run off. The fox then did a lap of honour round the ground to cheers from the crowd before disappearing. Play resumed after a delay of 90 seconds. The match was won 1-0 by Rangers, after Paul Gascoigne, for Rangers, and Pierre Van Hooydonk, for Celtic, both missed penalties. The incident is not the first time a first-class football match has been interrupted by unlikely pitch invasions by wildlife. Jurgen Klinsman's debut for Tottenham Hotspur at Vicarage Road, Watford, was held up when a weasel ran half the length of the pitch.