Article: Football: Phoenix shot down by Premier League.(Sport)

THE Premier League last night overwhelmingly rejected any suggestion that Scottish giants Celtic and Rangers should be allowed to play in the top sphere of English football.

A meeting of the 20 clubs at their Connaught Place headquarters also decided that there will be no Premier League Two, alternatively entitled the Phoenix League.

Chief executive Richard Scudamore said: ''The Premier League can see no practical way nor any sound commercial reasons ...

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