Rangers fans have put club rivalries to one side as they send their support to Celtic legend and Lisbon Lion Bertie Auld following a dementia diagnosis.
Celtic took to Twitter to announce Auldโs diagnosis as the 83-year-old comes to terms with the heart-breaking condition.
โBertie Auldโs family would like all Celtic fans and football fans in general to keep Bertie in their prayers as they confirmed today that he is suffering with Dementia,โ reads a Celtic statement.
โThe family would like to thank everyone for their huge support and request privacy during this difficult time.
โBertie is being well cared for at his own home, surrounded by all the family.
โEveryone at Celtic would like to add their best wishes to Bertie and his family. Bertie is a true Celtic icon, one of our greatest sons and someone the Club and our supporters love and respect dearly.
โWe will continue to give Bertie and his family all our love, care and our ongoing full support at this hugely challenging time.โ
Bertie formed part of a legendary Celtic team that became the first British side to win the European Cup in 1967 and the first Scottish team to win 9 in a row.
Auld is only one of six Lisbon Lions still alive and his diagnosis comes after the condition claimed the lives of former teammates Stevie Chalmers and Billy McNeill within a week of each other in 2019.
Some things are much bigger than football and Bertie has earned the backing of Gers fans whoโve taken to social media to applaud the former midfielder:
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The football community in Scotland and across the world has come together to support the Celtic legend after what is a painful diagnosis for Auld and his family.
Rangers fans also came together to pay tribute to former Celtic captain Billy McNeill after his passing in 2019.
