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EURO 2016 ref Willie Collum has been axed from taking charge of top-flight matches by his SFA bosses after a string of high- profile blunders.

Collum was demoted to the Championship at the weekend when he stepped out of the spotlight to officiate Raith Rovers versus Livingston following the furore over his handling of Aberdeen’s defeat at Inverness Caley Thistle.

But today his demotion has been extended by a further two games in the second tier as his Hampden bosses attempt to protect his reputation by keeping him out of the firing line.

Collum faced calls for his head after he was slammed for awarding Caley with a penalty which should not have stood - why failing to spot two blatant spot-kicks at the other end.

Rather than throw him back into the Premiership this weekend, Collum has been asked to take charge of Falkirk’s clash at home to promotion rivals Queen of the South.

And then, on March 1, Collum will be back at the bottom end of the Championship for a relegation showdown between stragglers Dumbarton and Alloa.

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