CELTIC HAVE BEEN fined €15,000 by Uefa for obscene chanting and displaying an “illicit banner” in their Europa League win against Lazio at Celtic Park last month.
Home supporters unveiled several banners ahead of the game, including one depicting former Italian prime minister Benito Mussolini hanging upside down.
Another contained a message in Italian that translated to “f*** off”.
Uefa’s control, ethics and disciplinary body has also fined Lazio €10,000 for “illicit chanting” during the meeting on 23 October, which Celtic won 2-1.
Meanwhile, Club Brugge have been fined €14,000 for breaching safety regulations by blocking the stairways during their home Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain a month ago.
Ligue 1 champions PSG have been told to pay €50,000 and threatened with a one-match away ban for supporters if they offend again in the next 12 months after setting off fireworks in the same match.
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@Dan2078: spanner
How many times now in the past few years have Celtic been fined for fans’ behaviour?
@Peter99: ah, here we go. 18 times in just 13 years up to this one just a month ago – https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50090070 So now it’s 19 times. Probably not long before they hit 20?
@Peter99: typo – in past 12 years, not 13
@Peter99: when you get fined for waving a Palestinian flag the more fines the better!
@Peter99: Fans unfurling a flag is hardly “bad behaviour”. Rioting and criminal damage to property is.
@Peter99: stand for nothing, and you fall for anything. Well done Bhoys. Shame the fascists in Israel and Italy. Intolerance should not be tolerated.
@Freddie Rincon: Scotland have Israel at home in the Euro 2020 playoffs. Hopefully they’ll fill the stadium with Palestinian flags!
@Peter99: Big difference between the Celtic fans and other less desirable fans around Europe. Look up why they have been fined and compare to the racist behaviour and thuggish behaviour of other fans. No comparison
https://thelaziali.com/2019/11/22/when-lazio-refused-to-play-barcelona/
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