Football fans defy rules, wave Palestinian flags in political protest
Scottish football club Celtic faces a sanction from UEFA, Europe's football governing body, after fans waved Palestinian flags during a Champions League match against Israel's Hapoel Beer Sheva.
The demonstration was organised by Celtic fans for Palestine, who ignored a warning by Scottish police prior to the match, to protest against Israeli military occupation in the Palestinian territories.
Celtic won the game 5-2 but faces a fine from UEFA, which bans political expression at matches.
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Article 16 of UEFA's disciplinary regulation states that clubs "are liable on the part of their supporters and may be subject to disciplinary measures" in case of "the use of gestures, words, objects or any other means to transmit any message that is not fit for a sports event, particularly messages that are of a political, ideological, religious, offensive or provocative nature."
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Celtic has been fined by UEFA eight times in less than five years.
In July 2014, the team was forced to pay £16,000 ($21,047) after Palestinian flags were waved at another Champions League qualifier against KR Reykjavik.
