Palestinian flags displayed by fans of Scottish club Celtic at Champions League game draws UEFA fine

Published November 22, 2023 8:40 AM

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The display of hundreds of Palestinian flags at a Champions League game by fans of Scottish club Celtic cost the team a UEFA fine of $19,000. The fans of the Scottish champions have long publicly supported the Palestinian cause and defied requests from the club not to do so on Oct. 25 when the team hosted Atletico Madrid. UEFA charged Celtic for a “provocative message of an offensive nature” inside the stadium. Celtic was fined $21,700 by UEFA for the same charge at its previous Champions League home game against Italian club Lazio. Celtic fans showed an anti-fascist display with an image of Benito Mussolini and an expletive that time.

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