Champions League: Shakhter will not repeat sheep sacrifice in Glasgow
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[quote]Shakhter Karagandy's ceremony of sacrificing a sheep will not be repeated before Wednesday's match against Celtic in Glasgow.
The Kazakh club carried out the ceremony before last week's Champions League play-off first leg in their homeland.
And coach Viktor Kumykov hinted they would do so again ahead of the return meeting at Celtic Park.
But a Celtic spokesman said: "Clearly this would not happen."
And they added: "Shakhter have spoken to the club and said this is a misunderstanding and made it clear they have no intention whatsoever of doing anything like this."
Peta urged Uefa to punish Shakhter after they sacrificed a sheep at the Astana Arena ahead of their 2-0 victory last Tuesday.
And the animal rights group say Uefa have written to the club to explain that a repeat of such acts may lead to disciplinary action.
The Scottish SPCA warned that any slaughter held outside a licensed premises would be a criminal offence and the charity raised their concerns with Celtic.
And Scotland For Animals urged the public to complain to Celtic in an attempt to prevent a repeat ceremony in Scotland.
Earlier, when asked if his club planned a ceremony for the second leg, Kumykov said: "Possibly, yes. It shouldn't be too difficult finding a sheep in Scotland."[/quote]
Too bad, I might actually watch the Champions League if they did.
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