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Celtic Fans For The Liberation Of Palestine have voiced their disprooval of the possible appointment of Robbie Keane 👇🏻👀

Just re-discovered my photos from the 2003 UEFA Cup final v FC Porto in Seville, 21 May.

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When Tommy Gravesen was at Celtic, Gordon Strachan says there was one Champions League night where the referee nearly lost his head with him.

They were playing Benfica, and Celtic were 1–0 up at half-time. 

Then the fourth official came over and said, “Mr Strachan, could you go and see the referee?” 

Strachan’s thinking it’s going to be a red card, or a complaint about the bench, or something serious.

But the referee looks at him and says, “Mr Strachan, I’m not enjoying the game.” 

Strachan replies like only Strachan can: “We’ve all had s*** games pal, don’t worry about it, you will get better.” 

And the referee goes, no, not like that.

He says, “Mr Gravesen keeps talking to me. I cannot concentrate… I’m making bad decisions because he keeps speaking to me.” 

Strachan asks what he means, and the referee explains it’s not even abuse.

It’s Gravesen running alongside him offering him a night out.

“Are you staying here tonight lad? Is your family here? If you want to go out tonight, I’ll take you to places.” 

Strachan says they thought the referee must be making it up.

Then they watched the game back the next day and you can literally see Gravesen pointing at him and chatting away, with the referee eventually trying to shove him off.