"Well done, Boris": Sir Rod Stewart upset Scottish fans

A tweet in which he congratulated the British election winner Boris Johnson caused Sir Rod Stewart (74) more trouble than approval. Scottish football fans and supporters of the Glasgow club Celtic in particular resented the congratulations. The sometimes harsh criticism under his tweet should particularly affect the aging pop singer, since he is a passionate Celtic fan himself.

In his tweet, Stewart thanked fans whom he "will never take for granted". In addition, he also wrote: "Well done, Boris". Numerous Celtic fans reacted angrily. "Well done, Boris? Don't come to Celtic anymore," wrote one. "I hereby announce a lifelong Celtic ban," another.

Boris Johnson is already unpopular in Scotland: contrary to the national trend, the British Prime Minister's conservative party lost half of its seats in Scotland in the general election on Thursday. Especially the fans of the traditional Catholic club Celtic have never identified with the United Kingdom, you can only see Irish flags at the games of the "Bhoys". The Union Jack and the positive relation to Great Britain are the core of the identity of the Glasgow local rival Rangers.

Thank you once again to my legions of fans who I will never take for granted. Bless you all and a Merry Christmas.

Well done Robbie, well done Boris, no hard feelings Pete Townshend!
- Rod xxx pic.twitter.com/MI91zNGXfb

Rod Stewart is currently topping the British charts with his new album, for which he has re-recorded his greatest hits with a large orchestra. He is the oldest male artist to date who has reached this chart position.

In his tweet, Stewart therefore writes "Well done, Robbie" and "Not bad, Pete Townshend". He is apparently referring to the fact that with his album he pushed Robbie Williams' Christmas album to number 2 and the new album by "The Who", whose guitarist Pete Townshend is, to number 3 on the charts. According to the "BBC", however, his lead is only 750 copies sold.