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Green Brigade Celtic row earns global support as banned ultras win alliances from Cyprus to Egypt

The supporters group have been booted out of home and away matches amid a feud with the Parkhead board.

Support for the Green Brigade has gone global
Support for the Green Brigade has gone global

The Green Brigade have been offered support by four ultras groups around the world after their banning by the Celtic hiearchy.

Parkhead chiefs have suspended season tickets for the supporters usually placed in their home stadium's north curved indefinitely after hitting them with a lengthy rap sheet of incidents. A Green Brigade statement insisted that their show of support for Palestine amid the war between Israel and Hamas in the Middle-East is the reason behind the ban, despite the club insisting that's not the case.


PSG ultras showd their support midweek for the group and now it has spanned across Europe and parts of Africa. Supporters of Cypriot club Omonia Nicosia - formerly managed by ex-Celtic boss Neil Lennon - showed their support with a couple of banners that read in full: "Solidarity with the Celtic fans - Green Brigade. Against the bans from the board. We stand with the Green Brigade"


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Egyptian side Zamalek SC's vocal supporters group, Ultras White Knights, also had a message of support. Their banner read: "From Cairo to Glasgow, support Green Brigade."

Moroccan club Raja Casablanca also had their supporters providing sympathy with the banned Celtic ultras A large scale banner claimed "You are by the right side".

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Some layers at Zamalek wore Palestine national team jerseys before a match with Smouha. And Raja Casablanca's support is claimed to come from the pro-Palestine support shown by fans in Glasgow, according to some quarters of social media.

A banner representing the ultras group did appear in the Hoops end as Celtic strolled to a 3-0 win away to Ross County. David Turnbull, Luis Palma and James Forrest all struck.

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