Probs just a supporter of a small club obsessed with Celtic and their support.

Yip Luna I refuse to listen to purely made up facts like Celtic having 33 million fans in the USA!!!!

Which would make them by far the most supported sports brand in the whole of the USA!!!

bitter and obsessed and embarrassed

Wigan, Aberdeen, Barcelona and Hearts.

I have been rumbled.

How many viewers does the epic old firm derbies get in the uk these days?

Yeah bitterness its a terrible thing. Although delusion is worse in my opinion.

Old Firms still a big deal in the UK between two global powerhouses then?

The FIFA Fair Play Award is an award given by FIFA to players who performed fair play in their games or were involved in a specific incident of fair play or the spectators were given for their good behaviour for a long period of time or fighting against racism.

In 2003, Over 80,000 Celtic fans were awarded for their behaviour and bonhomie in the UEFA Cup Final in Seville! No fans were arrested, and the behaviour was exceptional (relatively for a football support), and the award was an unexpected delight for all connected to the club. Thanks and praise must also be given to the Porto fans who were well received by the Celtic fans as well on the day.

It was the second time the award had come to Scotland. The inaugural award was given to fans of Dundee United in 1987 following their sporting behaviour in the UEFA Cup Final defeat to Gothenburg that year.

Former Celtic player Paolo Di Canio was awarded this prize after shunning a goalscoring opportunity while Everton goalkeeper Paul Gerrard was lying injured on the ground. FIFA described the act as "a special act of good sportsmanship."

yep Tiny club

It must be sad that your only interest in football is to be obsessed with clubs bigger and better than yours

the obsession continues

you repeating the same drivel are not facts!!! Thankyou and goodnight, I missed that, who do you support????

who do you support??

Not one shred of evidence that Celtic are a global club.

In terms of supporter surveys, shirt sales and TV contracts there is not one shred of evidence that they are a major global club.

Keep dreaming boys.

CSCs IN AFRICA


Johannesburg C.S.C.
(South Africa)
CSCs IN ASIA

Hong Kong C.S.C.

Hua Hin C.S.C.
Thailand

Papua New Guinea C.S.C.

Tokyo C.S.C.

Malaysia C.S.C.

Singapore C.S.C.

CSCs in AUSTRALIA

Brisbane C.S.C.

Melbourne
Jock Stein C.S.C.

Melbourne
Number One C.S.C.

Perth C.S.C.

Sydney City C.S.C.

Western Sydney
C.S.C.

CSCs IN
NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand C.S.C.
CSCs IN SOUTH AMERICA

Rio Fergus McCann C.S.C.
(Brazil)

Pedro Campbell C.S.C.
(Uruguay)

CSCs IN EUROPE

The Barga Bhoys CSC
(Italy)

Brussels C.S.C.
(Belgium)

Dusseldorf-Bhoys C.S.C.
(Germany)

French C.S.C.
(France)

Ibiza C.S.C.
(Spain)

Island Celts C.S.C.
(Malta)

The Italian Bhoys CSC
(Italy)

Luxembourg C.S.C.

Madrid Emerald C.S.C.
(Spain)

Norway C.S.C.

Nuremberg C.S.C.
(Germany)

C.S.C. Polska
(Poland)

C.S.C. Switzerland


CSCs IN ENGLAND

Bedford C.S.C.

Birmingham No 2 C.S.C.

Brighton C.S.C.

Bhoys of Croydon No. 1 C.S.C.

Daventry C.S.C.

Robert Emmet C.S.C. (London)

London No. 1 C.S.C.

Manchester C.S.C.

Medway Emerald C.S.C. (Chatham)

Oxon Shamrock C.S.C.

Preston Emerald C.S.C.

Rotherham Emerald C.S.C.

Chris Sutton Southampton C.S.C.

St Albans C.S.C.

Tameside Emerald C.S.C. (Manchester)

Henrik Larsson C.S.C. (Manchester)

Watford C.S.C.



CSCs IN WALES
Celtic Dragons C.S.C.

South Wales No. 1 C.S.C.

Swansea Bhoyo's C.S.C.

CSCs IN IRELAND
Association of Irish
Celtic Supporters Clubs

CSCs IN SCOTLAND

Ardrossan Garryowen C.S.C.

Bishopmill Bhoys C.S.C.
(Elgin)

Carfin C.S.C.
(Motherwell)

Dennistoun No. 1 C.S.C.
(Glasgow)

Galashiels C.S.C.

Greenock C.S.C.

Isle of Skye C.S.C.

James Stokes VC C.S.C.
(Gorbals)

John F Kennedy C.S.C.
(Perth)

Moray Emerald C.S.C.
(Elgin)

Orkney C.S.C.

Phil Cole C.S.C.
(Coatbridge)

St. Patrick's Shotts C.S.C.

West Fife C.S.C.

Whiteinch C.S.C.
(Glasgow)


Bobby Murdoch C.S.C.
Atlanta, Georgia
Austin C.S.C.
Texas
Jock Stein C.S.C.
Hamilton, Bermuda
Boston C.S.C.
Massachusetts
Bronx Bhoys C.S.C.
New York
Charlotte #1 C.S.C.
North Carolina
Chicago C.S.C.
Illinois
Cleveland C.S.C.
Ohio
Columbus C.S.C.
Ohio
Johnny Doyle C.S.C.
of Connecticut
Bobby Lennox C.S.C.
Houston, Texas
Houston Emerald C.S.C.
Texas
Kearny C.S.C.
New Jersey
Las Vegas C.S.C.
Nevada
Los Angeles C.S.C.
California
Manhattan #1 C.S.C.
New York
New Orleans C.S.C.
Louisiana
New York C.S.C.
Orlando C.S.C.
Florida
Philadelphia Fado C.S.C.
Pennsylvania
Phoenix C.S.C.
Arizona
San Francisco C.S.C.
California
San Francisco
Brothers Across The Ocean C.S.C.
California
South Florida C.S.C.
Tampa Bay C.S.C.
Florida
Andy Doyle C.S.C.
Trenton, New Jersey
Washington, D.C.
C.S.C.
Waikiki C.S.C.
Hawaii
Woodside C.S.C.
New York
Aurora C.S.C.
Ontario
Bramalea C.S.C.
Ontario
Brantford C.S.C.
Ontario
Burlington C.S.C.
Ontario
Calgary C.S.C.
Alberta
Durham C.S.C.
Ontario
Edmonton C.S.C.
Alberta
Fort McMurray C.S.C.
Alberta
Jock Stein C.S.C.
Hamilton, Ontario
London C.S.C.
Ontario
Montreal C.S.C.
Quebec
John Fallon
Northumberland County #1 C.S.C.
Ontario
Ottawa C.S.C.
Ontario
Sarnia C.S.C.
Ontario
St. Catharines C.S.C.
Ontario
Toronto C.S.C.
Ontario
Toronto Beaches C.S.C. Ontario
Toronto Downtown C.S.C. Ontario
Vancouver C.S.C.
B.C.
Vancouver
Shamrock C.S.C.
B.C.
Windsor C.S.C.
Ontario
Winnipeg C.S.C.
Manitoba

Sports Revolution estimated that there were 7 million Celtic fans in Japan, mainly due to the influence of Shunsuke Nakamur

Yes ramisabam but does your long long list prove that Celtic are a Global Brand ?

as do I though there are some that will see your list merely as a non fact technicality

Those Celtic supporters clubs dont prove anything. Celtic and Rangers probably have the most supporters clubs in the UK despite being nowhere near the biggest clubs.

A few ex Irish or ex Scots making numerous supporters cluba abroad does not point to a big global support.

Unless you consider Rangers to be a global club also?

they are but not for too much longer !

Que how are Celtic are a global club and rangers are not.

the uk is not global your moron? super sunday do me a favor

whats with your obsession with these tv contracts, you have spent the last few days harping on aboot them, feners and Gala have massive global support due to Turkish immigration similar to that of Celtics support.

your obsession is worrying, you try so hard to prove something that is unprovable, me thinks you worry to much about Celtic and not your own club, which is who????????????

whats your obsession with proving Celtics global support????????

and again the UK is not global. Couldn't give two fooks if the man on the street in the UK has no interest in Celtic, most of them haven't a clue aboot football so that does not bother me. You dont seem to grasp the concept there is a difference between supporters and TV viewers. Also its one of the reasons why the clubs down south **** themselves at the thought of a club like Celtic and its global appeal in the prem.

read this bit in bold., this is from a Rangers Director.

THERE are licensed premises in Glasgow where the regular patrons will consider the recent deeds and utterances of the former Rangers director, Hugh Adam, to be nothing less than acts of treason.

This should be regarded as a natural, almost understandable, reaction from immovably devoted supporters of the Ibrox club to the decision by Adam to unload his 59,000 shares in Rangers on the basis that they were heading towards worthlessness, thanks to the unsatisfactory business methods of the chairman, David Murray.

Almost certainly viewed as an even more heinous offence would be Adam’s claim that Celtic are run much more competently and that investment in the Parkhead club would be a much sounder proposition for anyone wishing to purchase shares in a football institution.

It would be tempting for many to dismiss Adam’s action as merely a gratuitous attack on Murray by a disillusioned, 76-year-old ex-employee carrying a grudge. But Adam has been a candid critic of the way Rangers have operated for years, ever willing to voice his unease - indeed, his incomprehension - at losses he has always insisted were unsustainable.

He also has impressive credentials, having been chairman and managing director of Rangers Development and Rangers Pools since 1971, raising the millions which built the modern Ibrox. Adam’s efforts brought the club around 18million, about 60million at today’s values.

To say that his final severance with Ibrox, after three separate terms as a director amounting to about 15 years of service, was done in a fury would be inaccurate, but in conversation this week it became evident that his decision is underpinned by unmistakable disgust.

Not given to sensationalism, this essentially conservative disciple of prudent forward planning and low-risk business principles did, however, cause something of a shock by observing almost matter-of-factly that, if Rangers continue on their present track, their ultimate destination will be bankruptcy.

"That’s the logical conclusion to a strategy that incurs serious loss year on year," said Adam. "In the past five years - and it’s all there in the last annual report - Rangers have lost 80million.

"Now, the banks are well known for being a bit more tolerant of companies whose core business is a popular pursuit like football. But there is a limit to how far backwards they can bend to accommodate you.

"David Murray has always had an amazing persuasiveness when it comes to getting people to put money into his businesses, but the signs are that those sources have dried up.

"The 40million worth of shares that ENIC (English National Investment Company) bought a few years ago are now worth about 15million, with no evidence to suggest that they will recover. The money itself, that which was actually invested, was lost some time ago.

"Now the latest investor, Dave King from South Africa, will know that his 20million shareholding is worth around half, or even less, of what it was when he bought. No proper businessman will want to buy into that kind of loss."

ADAM sold 12,000 of his 59,000 shares last year and the balance of 47,000 just recently. For the latter, he got 1.15 each; three years ago, they were valued at 3.45. He is convinced Rangers cannot trade their way out of trouble, unless they gain access to a league that will attract higher-bracket income from TV. He was in favour of the proposed Atlantic League, involving the Old Firm and clubs from Holland, Portugal and other countries, but is extremely sceptical of their chances of joining the English Premiership.

He is adamant that Rangers do not have the customer base to improve their financial standing through merchandising. "Rangers’ so-called global appeal is a myth," he said. "When I was there, we did an exercise which involved asking 50,000 fans on the database to recommend a friend or a relative abroad.

"A big response was expected - some were even talking about getting 100,000 names - because everybody in Scotland seems to know somebody abroad.

"We got back 2,800 names and three-quarters of them didn’t know they had been nominated. It’s no surprise that Celtic are officially the best-supported football club in North America, with more official clubs than anybody else. The difference is the Irish connection.

"Many Irish people may support Manchester United, Liverpool or whoever, but they all - every one of them - have an affection for Celtic. And, of course, Celtic also have a great Scottish following.

"The difference is that, while the Irish all have an allegiance to Parkhead, there are millions of Scots who not only don’t support Rangers, but actively dislike them.

"Despite the claims of international appeal, Rangers are, essentially, a West of Scotland club. They talk of supporters’ buses leaving from all parts of Scotland, but if you look closely, you’ll see there aren’t many from each area and they are not all full.

"This doesn’t mean that even Celtic will earn fortunes from emigrant supporters. There may be more of them than Rangers fans, but it doesn’t mount to the kind of income necessary to fund their ambitions. But Celtic have been, since Fergus McCann’s arrival, much the better-run club.

"Fergus was the most unjustly maligned man in the history of the game, when you consider that he took the club from bankruptcy into the mainstream and built that stadium along the way.

‘NOW, the Celtic board have more financial heavyweights than Rangers, with people like Brian Quinn, Dermot Desmond and Sir Patrick Sheehy.

"It’s only in the last couple of years that Celtic have sustained losses, but over the five-year period they break even. But Brian Quinn and his board are taking steps to warn people that they are not in the business of heading towards bankruptcy.

"For their pains - for doing their job properly - they get crucified in the media, accused of penny-pinching. I don’t understand it.

"They are determined to keep Celtic properly managed, while Rangers, with Murray, is a one-party state and the man in power has an allergy to any form of personal criticism. But he’s not a businessman in the long-term sense of planning and prudence, he’s more of an impresario.

"But what has been happening is unfair on shareholders, and they’re being short-changed.

"It’s a nonsense, too, to say that Rangers’ shareholders are all supporters who aren’t interested in dividends or profits.

"That’s okay for the man with 50 shares, framed and hung on his wall. The number of shareholders in that category would amount to a minuscule percentage of the equity.

"But I’m 76 and haven’t had a dividend in years, so what’s the point of me keeping shares until they dwindle to nothing? And I’m certain the people at ENIC won’t be too pleased with their investment."