Celtic get date for Uefa chants hearing
Baku, November 15 (AZERTAC). Celtic will face disciplinary proceedings from Uefa on 8 December over "illicit chanting" during their Europa League tie against Rennes.
European football`s governing body will hold the hearing on alleged offensive singing at the match played at Celtic Park on 3 November.
The Strathclyde Police match commander notified the Uefa delegate about offensive chants made by some fans.
Celtic are seeking clarification on the matter from the police and Uefa.
"We have been made aware of this hearing in a letter from Uefa," said a Celtic spokesperson. "We have not been given any detail on the nature of the alleged incidents and have not received any information on this matter directly from the police.
"Celtic supporters have a magnificent record of positive support for their team, something recognised by both Uefa and Fifa in recent years and we are extremely proud of this reputation.
"Therefore, the club will co-operate fully with any Uefa investigation."
The claims are believed to centre on songs about the IRA.
And a Uefa spokesman has confirmed that the organisation`s control and disciplinary body will examine a charge of "an incident of an unsporting nature, namely illicit chanting".
At Celtic`s annual general meeting last month, chief executive Peter Lawwell urged fans to stop singing pro-IRA chants after being "inundated" with complaints from their own supporters following their 2-0 defeat by Hearts at Tynecastle.
And Lothian and Borders Police announced they had launched an investigation into the "singing of sectarian songs" at that game.
In April, Uefa punished Rangers for two counts of "discriminatory behavior" when they played PSV Eindhoven.
The sectarian singing meant the Ibrox club`s fans were banned from travelling to their next European away game, the club was fined 80,000 euros (£68,000) and Rangers were handed a suspended ban on a second away game and warned they faced playing a home game behind closed doors if found guilty of the same offence within three years.
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