There are three major football stadiums in Glasgow, Scotland. All housing between 50,000 - 60,000 seats, with two major football teams: The Celtic and the Rangers. They claim to be the worlds biggest city rivalry. On nights they play each other, crime more then doubles. The deep roots of each team is Protestant verses Catholic, which also means Independence verses Unionists. (Supporters of the Queen, or against the Queen). There are songs sung by some fans that can land someone up to 5 years in prison. It's a deep rooted and passionate rivalry that us Canadians don't quite understand.
The two teams played each other on Wednesday night. Tickets at the stadium were sold out, but watching the game at an old mans pub was good enough for us, as we are not die-hard fans, but wanted to see what all the excitement was about.
Before the game, the rangers were 1 point head at the top of the Scottish league. The final score in the game was 1-0 Celtic which means they are now 2 points in the lead for the top spot. We went out with two of our friends, Topher and Paul. One was a ranger fan, the other a celtic. They had a little friendly rivalry going on between them. It was a great game experience.
The pictures are taken on smart phones, simply because we didn't want to bring our big camera into a bar.
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