The home team rushed to evolve when a ‘contemptuous cheer’ for the late British Queen Elizabeth II came out during the European competition in Ireland, where reflections remain.
Irish professional footballer Shanlock Rovers issued a statement on the 9th (local time) and said, “We are aware of the cheering of some groups in last night’s game.
It is unacceptable,” he said.
On the 8th, during the Europa Conference League group stage match between Jurgården (Sweden) and the UEFA Europa Conference held at Tala Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, some Shanlock Rovers fans cheered for the Queen’s death and caused a stir.
Home fans captured in a video shared on Twitter, etc. clap their hands and chorus a specific slogan mocking the death of the queen in succession.
A Twitter video containing a cheering scene was so popular that it received regarding 150,000 ‘Likes’.
“The club’s rules prohibit this behavior,” said Shanlock Rovers.
“Anyone found to be involved in the behavior in question will be expelled from the arena and will be handed over to the police,” it warned.
According to the British daily The Guardian, the Irish Football Association also added in a statement, saying, “We agree with Shanlock Rovers to reprimand some fans for unacceptably cheering.”
“I ask you to pay tribute to[the Queen]in the entire weekend of the Irish Professional Football League,” he added.
It is interpreted that the historically deep-rooted reflective emotions acted in the Irish football fans’ cheering.
Ireland, which has suffered from aggression since the attack of Henry II of England in the early 12th century, has a painful history of being formally annexed by Britain and seized as a colony in the early 19th century.
Ireland, which suffered from the ‘potato famine’ in the mid-19th century, when more than 1 million people starved to death under British rule, was only able to achieve the status of an independent country in the 20th century.
Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on the 8th, visited Ireland for the first time as a British king in 2011, expressing regret regarding her past.
Irish Prime Minister Mihal Martin said: “The Queen’s visit to Ireland in 2011 marked an important step in the normalization of relations with its closest neighbors.
/yunhap news