Celtic Call Out Sky Sports For ‘Concerning’ Morelos Interpretation

CELTIC have tonight issued a statement concerning the inaccuracies between Alfredo Morelos’s words spoken and the subtitles that appeared on the screen provided by Sky Sports.

Out of nowhere, Morelos took part in a Sky Sports interview on Friday but wasn’t aired until the news of why his car was the focus of someone’s attention came to light.

This is by no means an attack or Morelos, this should actually concern the striker as Sky Sports puts words in the Columbian’s mouth.

In particular Celtic highlighted the subtitle which reads: “Afterwards it was very frustrating to hear the crowd screaming at me. They were saying offensive and racist words.”

This was in reference to the Celtic game. But when others who speak the language listened to the Ibrox star’s words – they weren’t anywhere near calling any Celtic fan a racist or even accusatory.

Someone at Sky Sports has taken the decision to flimsily put together subtitles which help fan the flames of hatred between both sets of supporters.

There is still no evidence of any racist activity at Celtic Park during the last Glasgow Derby and Morelos doesn’t say otherwise.

Here is Celtic’s statement in full:

CELTIC Football Club has today asked Sky Sports to conduct an investigation into an interview broadcast yesterday, which accused Celtic supporters of racist behaviour.

Translations provided to Celtic Football Club have shown inconsistencies between the words spoken during the interview broadcast and the subtitles used by Sky Sports.

In particular, and most concerning, while the broadcaster used the following subtitle on screen: “Afterwards it was very frustrating to hear the crowd screaming at me. They were saying offensive and racist words.”

Mr Morelos does not use these words anywhere within the extended interview which has been broadcast across Sky’s platforms.   

Celtic FC has asked Sky Sports to clarify their position on this matter.

Celtic, a club open to all since its inception, abhors racism. Our consistent stance is that wherever racism exists it should be tackled head on. Celtic will always investigate any report of racist behaviour and take appropriate action. This is a standard which all clubs should meet. 

Celtic needs no encouragement to pursue racism, particularly as players and management at the club have suffered abuse persistently over the years. The seriousness of such cases has been confirmed with the prosecution and criminal convictions of some of the perpetrators.

Celtic is proud of the wonderful reputation earned by its supporters over many years in many countries and at home. The club owes it to them to act in a responsible, dignified and professional manner and to treat racism with the seriousness it deserves.