Celtic fans interrupt match by throwing tennis balls onto the field

By: The Associated Press Posted: 10:16 AM CDT Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025

DUNDEE, Scotland (AP) — Celtic's game at Dundee on Sunday was quickly halted when away fans threw tennis balls and oranges onto the field after kickoff to protest the club's hierarchy.

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DUNDEE, Scotland (AP) — Celtic's game at Dundee on Sunday was quickly halted when away fans threw tennis balls and oranges onto the field after kickoff to protest the club's hierarchy.

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DUNDEE, Scotland (AP) — Celtic’s game at Dundee on Sunday was quickly halted when away fans threw tennis balls and oranges onto the field after kickoff to protest the club’s hierarchy.

Players and staff from both teams helped to remove the debris before the Scottish Premiership game could resume at Dens Park, with defending champion Celtic going on to lose 2-0. It was Celtic’s first defeat at Dundee since 1988 and left it five points behind leader Hearts.

Away fans chanted against Celtic chief executive Michael Nicholson and chairman Peter Lawwell, with one banner demanding “sack (fire) the board.”

Celtic fans in the stands hold up a Sack The Board banner ahead of the William Hill Premiership soccer match against Dundee at Dens Park, Sunday Oct. 19, 2025. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Fans are angered by the club’s early Champions League exit and what they describe as an “archaic transfer strategy.”

A group called Celtic Fans Collective has launched a campaign called “Not Another Penny,” which urges fans to boycott club merchandise, stadium tours and club-run events – and refuse to purchase food or drink at Celtic Park Stadium.

It said the campaign would be reviewed in February.