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Hearts fans shame Edinburgh around the world

By The Basa ⋅ April 11, 2005 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

A seemingly large section of the Hearts support jeered and shouted obscene comments before the kick-off of yesterday’s cup semi-final against Celtic during what was supposed to be a one minute’s silence for the Pope. Hearts had issued an instruction on Friday to fans, asking them to observe and respect the one-minute silence.

The booing and jeering was so bad that referee Stuart Dougal cut short the ‘minute’s silence’ after just over 20 seconds. Then a minority of Celtic fans retaliated by shouting sectarian abuse.

This story has been covered all over the world with so far, 112 different publications covering the story around the world. A sample of the articles is below:

More info: Hearts fans’ jeers cut short silent tribute for the Pope
Reaction caps day to forget for Hearts
Hearts apologise after Pope snub
International Articles:
Fans jeer pope at soccer game in Scotland – USA National
Soccer fans boo pontif – USA New York
Anderton angry over booing fans – Ireland
Fans at Soccer Game in Scotland Jeer Pope USA – Chicago
Scottish Soccer Fans Jeer Pope – USA Virginia
Scottish fans jeer pope in moment of silence – USA – Indianapolis
Fans at soccer game in Scotland jeer Pope – China
Fans at soccer game in Scotland jeer pope – USA – National
Hearts fans jeer the Pope in Scottish Cup match against Celtic – Canada
Fans jeering ends pope moment of silence in Scotland – USA – National
Fans at soccer game in Scotland jeer pope – USA – Miami
Fans at Soccer Game in Scotland Jeer Pope – USA – New York
Fans at soccer game in Scotland jeer pope – USA – Seattle
Soccer fans in Scotland jeer pope – USA National
Fans at Soccer Game in Scotland Jeer Pope – USA – San Francisco
Fans jeer pope at soccer game in Scotland – USA National
Soccer fans in Scotland jeer pope – USA National

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