Celtic have been fined £21,000 by Uefa for fan-related incidents during their Europa League match against Udinese. Uefa charged Celtic with “the displaying of an offensive banner and setting off of fireworks by fans” in their match in Italy on 15 December. The incidents had been included in the match delegate’s report. Celtic banned a [...]
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The Scottish Football Association has issued Celtic manager Neil Lennon with a Notice of Complaint following Sunday’s Glasgow derby at Ibrox. At half-time in the match, which Celtic lost 3-2 to Rangers, Lennon was told by referee Calum Murray that he could not return to the touchline. SFA Compliance Officer Vincent Lunny has now ruled [...]
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Rangers denied Celtic the SPL title on Sunday as they claimed a 3-2 win over the champions-elect at Ibrox. In action-packed encounter, Celtic were reduced to nine men and were three goals down, before battling back to 3-2 – but Rangersmanaged to hang on to claim a huge victory. Goals from Sone Aluko, Andy Little and Lee Wallace [...]
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The Scottish Premier League’s new television deal with Sky is dependent on both Celtic and Rangers participating in the competition. STV understands the broadcaster has negotiated a termination clause in its contract with the league, should either side no longer be in the division. The most recent deal agreed for TV rights, which will see [...]
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Celtic are not opposed to reconstruction of the Scottish Premier League and would be open to an expansion to a 14-team top division. SPL clubs failed to reach agreement on league restructure last year after a series of meetings saw a proposal for a 10-team top flight and 12-team “SPL 2” rejected. Celtic chief executive [...]
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The father of a Kilmarnock football player has had a suspected heart attack as he watched his son win a cup final. Midfielder Liam Kelly was seen running up the tunnel at Hampden Park after his father collapsed at the end of the club’s 1-0 victory over Celtic in the Scottish Communities League Cup final. [...]
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Kilmarnock won the Scottish Communities League Cup for the first time in their history and ended Celtic’s hopes of winning the domestic treble. Celtic’s Gary Hooper, Anthony Stokes and Scott Brown and Killie’s Dean Shiels and Paul Heffernan all had efforts saved in a frenetic first half. Killie keeper Cammy Bell denied Stokes and Victor [...]
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Celtic boss Neil Lennon wants to end an extraordinary week in his personal life by winning the League Cup final against Kilmarnock at Hampden on Sunday. On Monday, he was a coffin bearer at the funeral of Paul McBride QC . Lennon was later in the witness box for the trial of two men accused of conspiring to [...]
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Celtic manager Neil Lennon has told a court it was “very disturbing” when he heard that suspect packages addressed to him had been intercepted. Mr Lennon was giving evidence in the trial of two men who are accused of plotting to kill him with parcel bombs. The football manager said he did not understand the [...]
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Hundreds of people from politics, the law and sport have attended the funeral of one of Scotland’s most prominent and respected lawyers. Paul McBride QC died in his sleep while on a business trip in Lahore, Pakistan, on 4 March. He was 47. A requiem mass was held on Monday morning at St Aloysius in [...]
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