Martin O'Neill has urged Celtic fans to ditch their Palestinian flags ahead of a planned display against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night.
The visiting section of Tynecastle yesterday was packed out by Hoops supporters and the vast majority held up a Palestine flag.
O'Neill explained: “I would urge these people to think about the possible intimations and the messages that might be sent out here, particularly over the last couple of weeks. “Ultimately, you would start moving towards the territory of suggesting to fans that if they caught flags coming into the stadium then they will be confiscated at the turnstile. But if people want to smuggle them in then they’ll smuggle them in.
“I don’t necessarily think this is a conversation that should be had as a result of football fans going into football matches. It will be and football’s only response could be to say ‘we really much prefer you don’t do this’.”
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