Celtic star Samaras shares heartwarming moment with young Irish fan

Hoops ace Giorgios Samaras plucks 10-year-old Jay Beatty from the crowd to share the joy in Celtic's Championship win. Great stuff.

Celtic star Samaras shares heartwarming moment with young Irish fan

Celtic FC claimed a 3-1 win over Dundee United on Sunday to take a third consecutive Scottish Championship title, and as the players celebrated on the pitch after the final whistle a lovely moment took place between one of the team's biggest stars, and its biggest fans.

Striker Georgios Samaras - who has confirmed that he will be leaving Glasgow after six and a half years - walked to the sideline to pluck from the crowd Jay Beatty, a 10-year-old boy with Down's Syndrome and a heart condition who hails from Lurgan, Co Armagh.

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