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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.
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