Over 100 fans banned by Celtic for crowd trouble

Over 100 fans were banned by Scottish football league champions Celtic for crowd trouble during the team's win at Motherwell last week.

Some damage was caused to seats in the lower section of the stadium and a flare was let off in the same area before the game. Two green smoke bombs were thrown into the goalmouth, reports Xinhua.

Celtic handed "precautionary suspensions" to 128 supporters Monday preventing them from attending home and away matches, while 250 season ticket holders housed in section 111 -- the infamous Green Brigade's corner of Celtic Park -- will be moved to other parts of the ground.

A Celtic spokesman said Monday: "Following events Friday evening at Fir Park Stadium, Celtic Football Club announces that it has issued precautionary suspensions against 128 individuals preventing them from attending matches involving Celtic, pending further investigation. These suspensions will cover matches at Celtic Park and away matches.

"Events such as those Friday night do not represent the Celtic support or the club. These events were an embarrassment to our great football club and are absolutely indefensible.

"It is clear that there is an element which has no hesitation in bringing Celtic's name into disrepute. This is something the club will not tolerate and we therefore have no other option but to take this action. We will not allow the great name of Celtic to be damaged in this way any more - our supporters deserve more than this."