Celtic Fined by UEFA for Fans' Display of Palestinian Flags
Despite warnings from the club, fans displayed hundreds of flags and banners supporting Palestine during a Champions League match.
- Celtic fined £15,200 ($19,000) by UEFA after fans displayed Palestinian flags during Champions League match against Atletico Madrid.
- The flags, numbering in the hundreds, were deemed 'provocative messages of an offensive nature' by UEFA.
- Celtic fans had been warned by the club not to display flags before the game.
- Fans also unfurled banners reading 'Free Palestine' and 'Victory to the Resistance'.
- Celtic was also fined for fans blocking passageways and using pyrotechnics.