{"id":297681,"date":"2023-10-31T01:24:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T01:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297681"},"modified":"2023-10-31T01:24:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T01:24:47","slug":"man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United fan claims he was removed from stadium over Palestine flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man United supporter claims he was EJECTED from Old Trafford for &#8216;peacefully&#8217; showing a Palestine flag at half time in Sunday&#8217;s Manchester derby<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Man United supporter has claimed they were removed from Old Trafford<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The fans explained they were kicked out for showing a Palestine flag on Sunday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Man United WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Manchester United supporter has slammed the club after claiming they were ejected from Old Trafford for &#8216;peacefully&#8217; showing a Palestinian flag.<\/p>\n<p>The fan explained they were present at United&#8217;s stadium for Sunday&#8217;s Manchester derby defeat against Man City and was removed from the ground at half time by security.<\/p>\n<p>United have adopted the Premier League&#8217;s stance on Israel and Palestine flags being shown in grounds at matches in relation to the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The supporter explains they held up a Palestine flag inside Old Trafford at the weekend and was quickly approached by a host of security personnel who decided to remove him from the ground.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s additionally claimed the club didn&#8217;t communicate to supporters that Palestine flags can&#8217;t be shown at matches and United supporters fumed online over the handling of the situation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/23\/77197495-12690935-image-a-60_1698709680049.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A Man United supporter has claimed they were removed from Old Trafford at the weekend<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/23\/77197497-12690935-image-a-61_1698709683309.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The fan stated he was ejected from Old Trafford for showing a Palestine flag in the stands<\/p>\n<p>The disgruntled supporter tweeted a timeline of the events, writing: &#8217;15 Years I\u2019ve been a season ticket holder at this club, and today [Sunday] they assaulted us and threw us out for displaying a Palestinian flag peacefully for 30 seconds at half time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Let me reiterate there were no comms prior to the game from Man Utd to say it wasn\u2019t allowed.<\/p>\n<p>They proceed to add: &#8216;The stewards below gave no reason, no warning, nothing ,just that we had to leave without reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They then continued to assault us while feeling empowered by the presence of @gmpolice , this club is failing on many levels, but this is beyond low, every week we have flags.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In the last 2 weeks alone I have seen Greece, Armenia, Cyprus flags in S21 with no action, yet a Palestine flag is apparently an issue. Atrocious from Man United, when we thought the club couldn\u2019t get any lower \u2026 on that note we continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/23\/77197603-12690935-image-a-63_1698709843097.jpg\" height=\"196\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/23\/77197587-12690935-image-a-62_1698709793945.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United were well-beaten by Man City in Sunday&#8217;s Manchester derby at Old Trafford<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Again, no comms before game about this, but a quick search on the Man United website indicates no \u201coffensive\u201d flags allowed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No mention of country flags being prohibited. Does that mean they consider Palestine \u201coffensive\u201d? Talk about what side of history the club stands on.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing crisis between Israel and Palestine has been a delicate situation for sport to handle, with the Premier League far from exempt from that.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs supporters were pictured waving Israel flags at their recent match against Fulham. The club had already decided to ban any of the mentioned flags from being shown.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12690935\/Man-United-supporter-claims-EJECTED-Old-Trafford-peacefully-showing-Palestine-flag-half-time-Sundays-Manchester-derby.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United supporter claims he was EJECTED from Old Trafford for &#8216;peacefully&#8217; showing a Palestine flag at half time in <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Man United fan claims he was removed from stadium over Palestine flag - Sportstons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Man United fan claims he was removed from stadium over Palestine flag - Sportstons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Man United supporter claims he was EJECTED from Old Trafford for &#8216;peacefully&#8217; showing a Palestine flag at half time in &hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sportstons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-31T01:24:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dennis\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Man-United-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-Palestine-flag.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dennis\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/\",\"name\":\"Man United fan claims he was removed from stadium over Palestine flag - Sportstons\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-31T01:24:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-31T01:24:47+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Soccer\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/category\/soccer\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Man United fan claims he was removed from stadium over Palestine flag\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sportstons\",\"description\":\"sportstons.com\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\",\"name\":\"Dennis\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Dennis\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Man United fan claims he was removed from stadium over Palestine flag - Sportstons","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Man United fan claims he was removed from stadium over Palestine flag - Sportstons","og_description":"Man United supporter claims he was EJECTED from Old Trafford for &#8216;peacefully&#8217; showing a Palestine flag at half time in &hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/","og_site_name":"Sportstons","article_published_time":"2023-10-31T01:24:47+00:00","author":"Dennis","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Man-United-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-Palestine-flag.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dennis","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/","url":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/","name":"Man United fan claims he was removed from stadium over Palestine flag - Sportstons","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-10-31T01:24:47+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-31T01:24:47+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fan-claims-he-was-removed-from-stadium-over-palestine-flag\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Soccer","item":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/category\/soccer\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Man United fan claims he was removed from stadium over Palestine flag"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/","name":"Sportstons","description":"sportstons.com","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609","name":"Dennis","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Dennis"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297681"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}