Bayern, Celtic fined by UEFA for offensive fan banners

UEFA fined Celtic and Bayern Munich on Friday for having banners at Champions League games that were deemed insulting by the fans.

On October 12, Bayern supporters scrawled an expletive on a pitch-side barrier fence to express their displeasure over the $72 ticket price they were forced to pay at the venue of Czech opponent Viktoria Plze.

Since UEFA set the cap three years ago, it is the most away fans can be charged to attend a Champions League match.

Due to a disciplinary accusation of a “provocative statement of an unpleasant nature,” UEFA fined Bayern 15,000 euros ($15,500).

For the club’s second disciplinary incident this season involving the display of a slogan criticizing the British monarchy, Celtic was fined 17,500 euros ($18,000).

On October 11, a banner reading “Versus hunger and the crown” was displayed at a home game against Leipzig.

Many Celtic supporters have historically opposed the British monarchy, and the team has ties to the Irish republican movement.