CELTIC HAVE BEEN fined over “provocative” anti-monarchy banners displayed by their fans at a Champions League match last month less than a week after the Queen’s death.
One banner spotted among the Hoops’ section of the ground in their match against Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in Poland on 14 September stated ‘F*** the crown’.
Another read ‘Sorry For Your Loss Michael Fagan,’ a reference to a man who broke into the Queen’s bedroom in 1982.
The Scottish champions have been fined 15,000 euros (just over £13,000) by UEFA’s control, ethics and disciplinary body over what was described as “a message not fit for a sporting event (ie a provocative banner)”.
Celtic were also fined 4,250 euros (£3,733) for the lighting of fireworks at a home Champions League match against Real Madrid on 6 September.
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What has gone wrong with Athletes in Ireland. It must be our worst ever Olympics. The Irish records for field events like the shot put dates back to the 1980′s. Yes we can’t get thousands of women out jogging and mini marathons. There is no one moving into the sport. The men are no better. We have one last hope Robert Hefferen in the 50 k walk. Best of luck to him.
The banks. It’s the bankseses’ fault.
And Enda Kenny.
Any person who makes it to the Olympics is as a result of huge dedication sacrifice hard work so we should be very very proud of each and everyone of them. Well done you all especially our own
It’s one of our best Olympics!
Not in athletics it wasn’t. They were an embarrassment.
Thankfully our boxers’ successes overshadowed our embarrassing results in athletics.
Track and field in Ireland is just a disaster. One flop after another these games, very few PBs or SBs from our athletes compared to other nations where there athletes are peaking at the right time.
the boxers win because they are hungry…some of the other athletes come from privileged backgrounds