Celtic and Hearts fans clash in mass brawl before league match

Summarised from Glasgow Live's report · Updated 19 Oct, 11:28 · Archive

Celtic and Hearts supporters fought outside Parkhead stadium before their league match on Sunday.

Celtic and Hearts supporters fought in a series of clashes outside Parkhead stadium on the Celtic Way before their league match on Sunday. Glasgow Live reports that punches were widely thrown as the fans engaged in running battles on a grass verge, with metal crowd control gates used by stewards being tossed around. Video footage showed a woman screaming as fights broke out, and both sets of fans hurled glass bottles at each other.

Broadcaster Martin Geissler, a Hearts supporter, criticised some Hearts fans on social media, describing their songbook as 'grim' and 'excruciating and humiliating', though he noted it came from only a small section of the support. Tensions had been high ahead of the match following last season's title decider at the same venue, which ended in a controversial pitch invasion. Celtic won Sunday's match 7-1, with goals from Kieran Tierney and Benjamin Nygren putting them 2-0 ahead within ten minutes.

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• Celtic and Hearts fans clash outside stadium in mass brawl before league matchIn shocking footage widely shared online, a woman could be heard screaming as a number of fights broke out between the rival fans.Glasgow Live · 19 Oct, 10:21

In this story: Celtic · Hearts · Parkhead · Kieran Tierney · Benjamin Nygren · Martin Geissler

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