Celtic anti-Crown banner lands them another UEFA sanction

October 12 – Scottish champions Celtic have been fined €15,000 by UEFA over a provocative anti-monarchy banner displayed ahead of their recent Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk in Warsaw.

The banner, complete with expletive slogan (‘F*** the Crown’) was draped from the away enclosure at the Champions League fixture a week after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body deemed it carried a “message not fit for a sports event”.

Celtic, primarily a Catholic club, has historic links to the republican movement in Ireland and many fans have long opposed the British monarchy.

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