Celtic's Daizen Maeda walks out with his children, Soyo and Tensei during a Scottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup match between Celtic and Raith Rovers at Celtic Park

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Hat-trick hero Daizen Maeda has thanked Raith Rovers’ players for making his kids’ day.

The Celtic ace was unstoppable at Parkhead as he bagged a superb treble to move him to 22 goals for the season, but the ever humble Japanese forward made sure to pay tribute to his opponents – as every single Raith player took the time to shake hands with his youngsters, Soyo and Tensei, on the park prior to the Scottish Cup clash.

In a heartwarming message posted on social media site X alongside a video of the pre-match formalities, the 27-year-old said: “Thank you to all the Raith Rovers players for being so kind to my daughter and son and we wish them the best of luck for the rest of the season!” The footage shows every Raith player shake hands with the two mini Maedas, as well as their dad, with Rovers talisman Dylan Easton even ruffling their hair before sprinting away for kick off.

And fans on social media were full of praise for the sportsmanship showed by Barry Robson’s men. One said: “Aww how cute they are and the Rovers players too. Love you Daizen, what a pure gentleman.” Another said: “Class by Maeda and total class by the Raith Rovers men,” whilst a third added: “Daizen, why are you so wholesome?”

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Gabby Agbonlahor and Jeff Stelling stick the Celtic boot in after Rangers lose to Queen’s Park

Another normal weekend in Glasgow as Celtic win again and Rangers humiliate themselves.

On Saturday, Brendan Rodgers kept up hopes of winning another Treble after Celtic beat Raith Rovers to progress in the Scottish Cup.

Then, 24 hours later, Rangers were dumped out by Queen’s Park in one of the biggest cup upsets, as Celtic’s Treble chances were provided with another boost.

You would think the entertainment of just getting beat by a lower-league side would be enough action provided by Philippe Clement’s side.

But James Tavernier topped it all off by watching his stoppage-time penalty being saved by Calum Ferrie.

As you can imagine, this topic was discussed on talkSPORT, as Gabby Agbonlahor and Jeff Stelling brought Celtic into the conversation.

Celtic are ‘laughing’ at Rangers after Scottish Cup defeat to Queen’s Park

You have to applaud Clement for lasting this long in the job, normally Rodgers has already seen off the Rangers manager, but with a 13-point gap and the trophies still coming in for Celtic, the man in the Ibrox dugout is still in charge.

Jeff Stelling stuck the boot into the Gers by stating on talkSPORT Breakfast that Celtic are ‘laughing’ at their rivals.

Whilst Gabby Agbonlahor was trying to get hold of an absent Ally McCoist and explained how Celtic are preparing for Bayern Munich, whilst Rangers are losing to a second-division side.

James Tavernier of Rangers reacts after having a penalty saved during the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup match between Rangers FC and Queens Park at Ibr...

“I have been trying to look if we have Ally’s (McCoist) landline number,” said Agbonlahor. “He’s not answering his phone or his mobile. Can we get his house number? Just ring it until he answers.

“I went to the Glasgow derby last year. I think Celtic won by about three or four. On the way back to the car, the taxi man had on the local radio. They weren’t happy. I would hate to listen to that radio channel last night. They weren’t happy!”

Jeff Stelling added: “Especially when you are in a goldfish bowl of a city like Glasgow and Celtic fans, they have had one of their greatest weekends ever. Laughing at Rangers.”

Agbonlahor then stated: “Bayern Munich in a few days, in the Champions League for Celtic. Then your rivals are losing to a second-division team.”