Celtic have been fined €15,000 by UEFA after an anti-monarchy banner was displayed during their Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetstk.
The Monarch's passing last month led to an entire round of SPFL fixtures being postponed. It was announced during Hearts ' Europa Conference League game with Basaksehir and Celtic 's first game back was against Shakhtar in Poland.
Ange Postecoglou's team battled to a 1-1 draw with Mykhaylo Mudryk cancelling out Artem Bondarenko's own goal but the football itself was overshadowed by a banner in the away end referencing Michael Fagan, who intruded the Queen's bedroom in 1982. And UEFA have now taken action, hitting them with a £15,000 fine for displaying a "message not fit for a sports event."
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BT Sport were forced to apologise after the banner was visible during their coverage of the game, which took place at the Polish Army Stadium in Warsaw. Shakhtar have been playing their home games outside their home country as the war in Ukraine continues.
The match took place the week after the Queen died at the age of 96. While a number of matches were postponed, including the full league programme in England and all professional games in Scotland, continental ties mostly proceeded as planned.
Commentator Rob McLean apologised to viewers offended by the banner. Meanwhile, Sky Sports, who broadcast Celtic's league game against St Mirren on September 18, issued an apology of their own after anti-Royal Family chants were heard and banners were visible.
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