The traditional club in Scotland has already staged protests against the royal family and makes no point of hiding its annoyance towards the British royalty
Everyone who loves and follows football deeply will certainly remember the team that booed and sang “if you hate the royal family, clap”while players and fans paid tribute to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. O Celticyes Scotlandhas always been against the British royal family.
Most Scots are descendants of several ancient Celtic tribes, especially one in the East End of Glasgowa poorer suburb of the Scottish capital and seat of the Celtic Football Clubwith a Catholic majority.
The banners and chants against the royal family illustrate the bitter sectarianism that still prevails in the culture of the country that is part of the United Kingdom and reveal the atrocities committed by the Crown against the Irish, with whom the club shares a historical bond.
Historically, Ireland ended up being caught in the crossfire of the royal power struggle. On several occasions, the country has been sanctioned for supporting the wrong monarch. The failure of the 1534 rebellion by the heir of the popular Fitzgeraldthe Earls of Kildare, proved pivotal.
Anarchy ended up spreading across the country, with minorities seeing their rights being taken away. The king’s harsh measures Henry VIII and his daughter, the queen Elizabeth Ithey just made everything worse.
The Crown, naturally, placed the blame squarely on Catholics, changing the narrative to allow the monarch to expel them to the social fringes. Furthermore, it allowed royalty to promote Protestantism and dissolve the majority Catholic Church in Ireland and merge with the English Church. Until the 20th century, the systematic oppression of Irish Catholics continued.
Even though many took a stand during this period, including the disastrous Young Ireland Rebellion of 1848, this only brought more tyranny. The “Penal Laws”, which wanted to prohibit Catholicism and pan-Irish sentiments, weakened the socio-economic position of Irish Catholics.
The Potato Famine was also disastrous. With no food, no work, and no future in their homeland, thousands of poor Irish Catholics immigrated to the industrially robust city of Glasgow, Scotland, at the time.
Against such a cruel scenario, the Celtic Football Club was born on November 6, 1887, by the Irish Marist brother Walfrid. The club’s purpose was simple: to act as a voice for Irish Catholics who suffered from the barbarity of the English Crown. Over the years, his hatred for the British Monarchy only grew as Ireland was mercilessly oppressed by royalty.
During the Irish Troubles between 1960 and 1998, British troops attacked the neighboring country. In this way, the Celtic fans demonstrated their unconditional support for Irish republicanism and the Irish Republican Army (IRA), making the ruthless anti-monarchy stance shine. Celtic’s resentment of the monarchs was fueled by the intolerance that prevailed in the city of Glasgow.
Because of this, another team in the city also became a major target of hatred from the Celts. O Rangers is totally in favor of the monarchs and the problem became so deep for a period that the club refused to sign Catholic players. The rivalry between Celtic and pro-Royal Rangers unionists also fuels the team’s fury to bring the British royal family to justice for the atrocities they committed against Catholics and the Irish.
Celtic’s historical influence on Scottish culture is profound, with Celtic fans Hibernian It’s from Dundee United following suit in mocking the monarchy. Furthermore, it portrays the general way in which the world is increasingly aware of the misdeeds of the ancestors of the Royal Houses.
Currently, in Scottish Premiership, Celtic dominate alongside Rangers. In the current season, the team that hates the British royal family occupies second place in the championship, with 68 points, two behind the pro-Royal team, with 70, with four games remaining.
Celtic fans sing “if you hate the Royal Family clap your hands” over a one minute applause for the queen pic.twitter.com/RkUtCYQixK
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Celtic also participated in the Champions Leaguebut ended up doing very badly and gaining just four points, with one win, one draw and four defeats, in the group in which Atlético deMadrid e Lazio advanced to the round of 16, while the Feyenoord went to Europa League. For the Scottish Cup, the Celts face Aberdeen in the semi-finals on April 20th. In the other semi-final, there is exactly the great historical rival, who faces the Heartson the same day.