Protester chains himself to goalposts at Scotland-Israel match

A protester has chained himself to the goalposts at Scotland’s Women’s Euro 2025 qualifier against Israel at Glasgow’s Hampden stadium.

The match was delayed after the man used a heavy duty lock to secure himself to the posts in protest at Israel’s military operation in Gaza.

The teams then returned to the dressing rooms.

The match is being played behind closed doors for security reasons, but some reports said the demonstrator may have been mistaken for a steward as he had been wearing a high-vis vest.

About 400 people, some carrying small coffins and Palestinian flags had earlier gathered outside the doors of the main stand.

When the match kicked off demonstrators booed and blew whistles, and a number of fireworks were let off.

A handful of counter-protesters also demonstrated before the group B2 game.

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