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Erik Sviatchenko will rise early in the ‘Space City’ of Houston this morning to tune into the Old Firm Premier Sports Cup semi final. ‌

Maybe it’s the NASA theme in his current home that makes the former Celtic defender describe what's unfolding in Scottish football as a “whole new world” with Hearts rocketing ahead of his turmoil-stricken old club and Rangers. ‌

But some things will never change. And ahead of the two giants colliding at Hampden the big Dane has warned the derby debutants on both sides to prepare to be launched into a cosmic battle which takes on its own LIFE. ‌

Sviatchenko, now plying his trade in the MLS with Houston Dynamo, has been stunned by this week’s earth-shattering events at Parkhead that culminated in Brendan Rodgers walking before D

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