Saturday saw Celtic lift the Scottish Premiership trophy after a 5-0 victory over Aberdeen. Fans crammed into Parkhead, in Glasgow’s east end, to watch goals from Kyogo Furuhashi, Hyeon-Gyu Oh and Carl Starfelt. By way of celebration, Hoops supporters painted the town green — and then some.
Ten people were arrested on suspicion of assault, police assault and public order offences. Three men were hospitalised after being ‘seriously assaulted’. Video footage shows a firework being set off among a crowd of fans while a viral clip has captured the scale of the clean-up operation faced by Glasgow City Council after supporters dumped litter throughout the city’s streets.
A senior police officer has blasted the revellers for ‘an unacceptable level of anti-social behaviour and incidents of disorder’. Alison Thewliss, SNP MP for Glasgow Central, called on Celtic FC to foot the cleaning bill. But one person who has yet to comment is Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister and one of its most prominent Celtic fans. Both his political and ministerial Twitter
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