The Sun: Albanian president worshiper of the small Scottish team, Celticut ʹ reveals interesting details

Republic of Albania President Ilir Meta of “firmos” his Twitter messages for Celtic FC with words “Hail Hail” The 50-year-old, former weightlifter and ardent supporter of Celtic, has been president of the Balkan country for two years now. Meta has a long career in politics, and he has been Albania's prime minister at the age of 30. President Meta took little time to talk about the “The Sun” about his passion for Scotland's legendary club. He says: My “access to Celtic began to grow stronger when Rudi Vata, one of our football stars, joined Celtic in the years <90x7>.

But my knowledge of Celtic is early. Ever since I was a kid, I remember that Partizan played for European Cups and won 1-0 in 1979 with a fantastic goal of Murati”.

There's a game that's not forgotten, because in the time of communism there were few international matches against teams like Celtics. Unfortunately, Partizan lost his next round to Glasgou with a score of 4-1”.

Then in 1982, I attended the game between Dinamo and Aberdeen, which ended with a score of 0-0. So, I can say that I've known Scottish football since early”. “When I was a student at the age of 20, I started working as a commentator on the most popular radio soccer show from one match to another. ”

I was also a weightlifter. I was the part of Dinamo, who was champion of Albania”. “I attended the national youth championship, but I soon quit the sport after I started University”.

When I became Prime Minister, I often discussed with Rudi about football. At the time, he was captain of the Albanian national. He often talked to me about Celtic and what it means to be part of this big” club. During that time I often met Lord George Robertson, who was Secretary General NATO and he talked to me about Rudi and Celtic”.

When Rudy returned home to close his career with the Tirana club, we often spent time together, even familyly. I was once in Glasgow because one of my kids studied there.

I remember getting into a cab and the driver asked us where we were from. When I told him where we came from, he cried out: “Ah, Albania! Rudi Vata's place! ”

This for me shows the importance of football, we were in a place far from home, but football was the connection between us”. I went into a Celtic store in Glasgou on the next day and bought some Celtic T-shirts, which I wear when I go for hiking”. I had a long gift from Rudy”. I'll come to Scotland one day to attend a Celtic match. I can't wait for that day! ” “Rudi invited me several times, but my agenda has been overloaded”. “Anyway, I am determined to come to Glasgou in 2020 and not as President. I want to be there like a fan among Celtic fans”

My favorite player at the moment is Fraser Forster, a true mountain boy. He and Scott Brown, team leader”. “But real power is the team. And fans with their slogan: You'll never walk away. ”

Meta has become a cult character for green-white fans in social networks, where he constantly posts messages after each match, congratulating Neil Lennon's team. So it was during the World Scottish triumph of League to Lazio and the success achieved in the <x0->Betfred Cup” final (Colossian Cup).

He acknowledges that his passion for Celtic is greater than for any other Albanian club. Meta added: “in Albania I have several teams that follow, and I'm with the one that plays best. Outside Albania I now only have one team that I attend and feel very close: Celtic and only Celtic.

I'm also a fan of this big club. Once you're a Celt you're already a Celt! ”

“It was my destiny to meet some Celtic fans in Bosnia and Herzegovina in June. I was walking downtown with my delegation, and we see a large group of people who had turned to us and sang beer choirs in their hands and greeted us.

“I just saw that they were wearing Celtic T-shirts I decided to turn towards them without knowing that that night Celtic had a match in Sarajevo. I introduced myself, saying I was a friend of Rudy Vata's, and they asked me for photos and videos along with”.

I held a tie with the color of the Celtic fan. The next day at lunch my spokesman, Teddy Blushi, tells me that we have a lot of reactions on Twitter from Celtic fans, who thanked us for the meeting and that we were lucky.

I've posted status squares for Celtic since then, and the fans' reactions have always been positive. I posted Rudy's unprecedented goal video of Rangers was a post that had a lot of reactions! ”

Now I like to handle makeup. I have climbed the highest peaks of Albania and Kosovo. And I often post photos of Celtic T-shirts when I climb the top, where this club belongs! ”