ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - FEBRUARY 20: A view of the pitch and the stands ahead of the UEFA Europa League play-off 2nd leg match between Galatasaray and AZ Alkmaar at RAMS Park in Istanbul, Turkiye on February 20, 2025. (Photo by Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Ahead of their Europa League tie with AZ Alkmaar fans of Galatasaray have unfurled a pitch length thank you message to the Celtic support.
During the Champions League home match against Bayern Munich last week the Green Brigade produced a telling banner reading SHOW ISRAEL THE RED CARD.
While the official broadcasters steered clear of that message social media instantly relayed it worldwide with waves of support pouring in.
Turkish champions @GalatasaraySK thank Celtic supporters in their support of Palestine ?????
They displayed the banner before their Europa League clash vs AZ Alkmaar tonight. pic.twitter.com/bxxQvq2eLn
— Everything Celtic (@aboutceltic) February 20, 2025
Over the weekend fans of Osasuna, Cork City and other clubs joined in their support for the message started in the east end of Glasgow.
Tonight’s banner from Galatasaray fans is the most high profile show of support, the positioning of it will be difficult for television cameras to avoid.
Celtic are expecting to be fined by UEFA, that happened before in 2016 after hundreds of fans waved Palestine flags in a match against Hapoel Be’er Sheva.
After being fined around £8,000 by UEFA the Green Brigade raised £130,000 to pay the fine with the balance going to Palestinian charities.
(Photo by Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu via Getty Images)
How many away fans should be at future Glasgow Derbies?
ZERO- Not worth the trouble and bother
800- Keep it at that token amount
3,000/ 5% The European allocation
7,000 Back to the Free Broomloan days
Good that The Green Brigade paid the fine for sure…
We just probably cannot have too many of them !
Football for GOOD, not GREED, nor WAR.
Football against tyrrany. Show despots the red card. Absolutely BRILLIANT by the Green Brigade and for those recognising it internationally. It’s just the beginning of what FOOTBALL can do to slaughter tyrrany and be a FORCE for good.
Ban Israel, Russia and the US (if it backs Russia under Trump) for starters from international football. There’re more to add but those above would be a great step forward, you could say “a giant step for mankind” and decency. Of course, that’s ‘alien’ to Trump and Putin, Netanyahu and their ilk.
BAD THINGS CONTINUALLY HAPPEN WHEN GOOD PEOPLE DO NOTHING TO STOP IT.
Some of the Israelites, the decent ones, despise Netanyahu, Trump and their ilk.
Don’t go RIGHT WING and just hurt someone because of their assumed allegiances.
Israel has decent people and heroes too. Acknowledge that FACT!
Our supporters, by special courtesy of the Green Brigade, has always supported the disenfranchised, as we once were. NEVER LOSE THAT, IT’S CONCENTRIC TO CELTIC FC but disgracefully ignored by Desmond, Lawwell and the other tory bastards whom should NEVER be anywhere near our great, socialist football club.