Feyenoord warned over Celtic party with ultras by MAYOR but club won't 'tar every fan with the same brush'

Feyenoord have been told they should 'distance themselves' from an organised party by their ultras in Glasgow.

The Dutch side are on their way to face a Celtic side ravaged on the Champions League front with no hope of qualification from the group after falling to defeat at Lazio last month. Brendan Rodgers' men are reeling off the back of a first Scottish Premiership defeat at the hands of Kilmarnock despite the Irishman's denial to call the clash with Arne Slot's men a dead rubber on Wednesday. The Hoops are still searching for a first group stage win at Celtic Park in Europe's elite competition for well over a decade.

But in the away end it will no doubt be a party atmosphere, with the Dutch outfit safe in the knowledge of Europa League progression. Feyenoord fans were banned from attending their clash in Rome after a spat with Lazio, but the club's ultras group are planning a celebration when they travel to Glasgow. That's taken the ire of the mayor of Rotterdam who reckons it is a bad move from the club, something they should be 'distancing' themselves from.

Reports from Algemeen Dagblad earlier this yearclaimed the leaders of the two groups had been in the news due to 'misconduct'. Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb said on the planned party by fan groups De Noordzijde and the Rotterdam Radicals: "It is understandable that Feyenoord is committed to the supporters who go to Glasgow, but it is regrettable to do so through the aforementioned supporters' associations. Feyenoord should distance itself from that."

The club backed their fans, hitting back with: "We do not tar everyone with the same brush and therefore do not exclude entire groups. It is wisest to maintain a constructive conversation and listen to each other, as a