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Jack Aitchison

Celtic fans in huge New York Billy McNeill tribute near Empire State Building

Celtic fans in the United States have unveiled a huge tribute to club hero Billy McNeill.

The football world was left devastated on Tuesday at the news that the Hoops' former number 5, commonly referred to as Cesar, passed away aged 79.

Billy died after a long battle with dementia plunging the worldwide Celtic community into mourning.

The brilliant tribute to Billy McNeill outside Demsey's Bar in New York (Internet Unknown)

Hearts fans sour Billy McNeill tribute as they let their club down against Hibs  

Now, fans in America have revealed their own special tribute to the icon.

Irish pub Jack Demsey's - situated just yards from the Empire State Building on West 33rd Street - have plastered a large poster of the hero lifting the 1967 European Cup onto their outside wall.

It was shared onto Twitter by fan account @HomeBhoys who wrote "New York Knows."

The poster echoes a campaign that took place in Glasgow in 2017 - marking 50 years since Celtic's iconic win against Inter Milan.

The Neil Lennon speech that filled Celtic stars with the spirit of Billy McNeill 

The guerrilla street art could be seen across the city with a Twitter hashtag #Cesar67 was created to track each new discovery.

After Billy's passing, those who put the posters up want his image to return to the streets of Glasgow the night before Celtic's Scottish Cup Final with Hearts on May 25 in tribute to Cesar.

They tweeted: "To celebrate the life of King Billy, looking at printing 100 odd of these to give out for free, to plaster city centre and route to Hampden the night before the cup final just trying to see people’s thoughts."

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