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Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung has looked into the rivalry between Celtic and Rangers ahead of the Bhoys picking up the Scottish Premiership trophy this weekend.

Brendan Rodger’s Celtic were confirmed champions over two weeks ago, with Barry Ferguson’s Rangers in second place. However, there will be no open top bus parade due to security concerns and Kronen Zeitung have sent someone to Glasgow to look into the reasons why.

Speaking Rangers fan Colin, Kronen Zeitung asked why Rangers and Celtic fans can’t just get along with each other. He said the rivalry between the two Glasgow club starts at an early age and is something that is engrained with both sets of fans.

“You’re born with hatred. None of us know any of them personally. We don’t want to have anything to do with them,” said the Rangers fan.

Martin, a Celtic fan, said the city is divided due to religion and that they didn’t mix with each other.

We are Catholics, they are Protestants. It starts at school, where children are not allowed to play with each other and are separated from their parents,” said the Celtic fan.

After clinching the Scottish Premiership last month, Celtic have now equalled Rangers’ tally of 55 league titles. It’s Celtic’s fifth league victory in the past six years and they now have a chance to achieve a domestic treble.

However, Rangers stand in their way for the cup clash at Hampden Park next weekend and the Ibrox side will looking to stop their local rivals from achieving a back-to-back double.