Scotland club bosses miffed over release of Australia players

Soccer Football - Europa League - Group Stage - Group B - Celtic v RB Salzburg - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Britain - December 13, 2018 Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers before the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers and Hibernian FC boss Neil Lennon have hit out at Football Federation Australia for demanding the teams release their Socceroos players after Christmas for a training camp ahead of next month's Asian Cup.

Rodgers said the FFA had insisted Tom Rogic report in Dubai by Dec. 27 ahead of the Jan. 5-Feb. 1 tournament in the United Arab Emirates, robbing Celtic of their star midfielder for the 'Old Firm' derby against Rangers on Dec. 29.