{"id":684883,"date":"2026-06-05T00:34:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T00:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/684883\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T00:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T00:34:15","slug":"celtic-fan-groups-support-statement-opposing-robbie-keane-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/684883\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic fan groups support statement opposing Robbie Keane appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several Celtic supporters clubs have put their name to a statement opposing the potential appointment of Robbie Keane as manager because of the Irishman’s previous role as Maccabi Tel Aviv head coach.<\/p>\n

Recent reports, external<\/a> suggest Keane, 45, has had talks with the Scottish champions’ principal shareholder Dermot Desmond.<\/p>\n

The Republic of Ireland’s record goalscorer has won league titles in Israel and Hungary as a manager.<\/p>\n

However, his decision to stay in Israel after the conflict in Gaza began drew criticism in his homeland and has turned a section of the Celtic fanbase against him.<\/p>\n

A statement suggesting the appointment of Keane “would be deeply divisive among the support” was released from a group calling itself Celtic Fans for the Liberation of Palestine and now the North Curve Celtic account on X has published the names of 67 groups to have apparently endorsed the sentiment.<\/p>\n

The list includes the Green Brigade ultras, a selection of podcasts and long-established groups including Glasgow University Celtic Supporters Club and Craigneuk Tommy Gemmell CSC.<\/p>\n

“For us, Robbie Keane’s decision to manage Maccabi Tel Aviv during the genocide in Gaza is impossible to ignore,” reads the statement.<\/p>\n

“Celtic was founded by a community shaped by the legacy of genocide, displacement and famine. <\/p>\n

“Our club’s roots lie in solidarity with those who suffered injustice and oppression. We cannot forget where we came from, nor turn our backs on those facing genocide today.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several Celtic supporters clubs have put their name to a statement opposing the potential appointment of Robbie Keane…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":684884,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":["post-684883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=684883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/684884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=684883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=684883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=684883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}