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Celtic are facing another UEFA rap after supporters held up Palestine flags during the club's Champions League play-off first leg win over Israeli champions Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

It is the ninth time Celtic's fans have landed their club in hot water with European football's governing body in the past five years, the Daily Record report.

Politic expressions are forbidden by UEFA and the Hoops fans' latest discrepancy is viewed in particularly bad light given the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Police Scotland this week urged fans not to make a statement in the first-leg playoff– and warned them they faced being arrested.

In pictures - Celtic 5-2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva:

But those pleas fell on deaf ears and now Celtic face yet another fine – or even part closure of their stadium in European competition.

It’s the latest misdemeanour by Hoops supporters who have cost their club more than £100,000. It’s also the second time they have been fined for supporters flying Palestinian flags – the first coming against KR Reykjavik in 2014.

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