The Boston Celtics basketball team is named after the Celts, a loose reference to Boston's Irish association; the team name is always pronounced with a soft ''c,'' as if it were spelled "seltics"; the same applies the the [[Glasgow]] football team Celtic F.C. | The Boston Celtics basketball team is named after the Celts, a loose reference to Boston's Irish association; the team name is always pronounced with a soft ''c,'' as if it were spelled "seltics"; the same applies the the [[Glasgow]] football team Celtic F.C. |