Features news coverage of Celtic and its players, including match reports, transfer rumours and general football news.
So what if you’re about to get a new deal? That doesn’t stop you from being one of many mentioned in Wednesday’s transfer roundup.
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Celtic’s home draw with Manchester United last night dumps them, all but mathematically, out of the Champions League for another year. They opened with, by Champions League standards, an easy home tie against Aalborg BK, but a disappointing 0-0...
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Written by Martin Banks. 5 comments
Celtic (McDonald 13′) 1-1 Manchester United (Giggs 84′)
Stadium: Celtic Park, Scotland
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group E
Date: 5 November 2008
Kickoff: 19:45 GMT, 14:45 ET
Ryan Giggs...
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Written by Victor Li. 8 comments
Champions League football is back with Matchday 4 taking place on Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 November. We have the latest stats and predictions for the upcoming matches this week - but before we get started, let’s see if you can guess the answers...
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Written by Soccerlens. 2 comments
Manchester United (Berbatov 29′, 51′, Rooney 76′) 3-0 Celtic
Stadium: Old Trafford, England
UEFA Champions League, Group E
Date: 21 October 2008
Kickoff: 19:45 BST, 14:45 ET
Manchester...
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Written by Victor Li. 4 comments
As Scotland slid down 10 places from 16th to 26th in the latest round of FIFA’s world rankings, is it possible that the country’s hysteria over the exploits at...
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Written by Alan Worrall. 6 comments
A Rangers fan returned from a birthday weekend away to find his house, garden and even wheelie bin had been painted in green-and-white hoops by his prankster mates. The vans he uses for his bouncy castle business were also given the Celtic treatment...
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Matchday 2 of the 08/09 UEFA Champions League will be played out on 30 Sep / 1 Oct - we have the head-to-head records for the clubs involved, a look at the predictions for each group and the highlights going into this round of the Champions League...
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Written by Soccerlens. 10 comments
So, the transfer deadline (August 31) has passed and the football market is now closed. Closed? Not quite. Indeed, while transfers from one club to another will have to wait until January to resume, teams may still sign players as free...
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Written by Marco Pantanella. 10 comments
Few noticed last week when Juande Ramos called for a shortening of the transfer window, but the nuclear fallout from Monday’s race to the finish seems to support his argument.
Prior to Monday, Robinho had been settling in nicely for...
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Written by Richard Whittall. 6 comments
There’s really only a couple (well, one to be specific) deals that many people followed on transfer deadline day, but while many looked to see if Dimitar Berbatov would sign for Manchester United and who Manchester City would nab...
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Written by Eddie Griffin. 2 comments
The DRAW for the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League Group Stage took place today in Monaco. Soccerlens covered the event LIVE, giving you the groups as they unfolded.
We also got to see the...
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Written by Marco Pantanella. 37 comments
Football has a pretty big role in terms of UK culture, and never more so since the birth of Sky Sports and the Premier League, enhanced even further by Euro ’96. We’re now at a point where around 29 million people attend live games and that’s...
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It’s the weekend again, and while we sit back and take in the second round of Premier League action (or follow whatever league it is that’s your favorite), there’s still plenty to talk about on the transfer front as we move closer to the end...
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Written by Eddie Griffin. 5 comments
I hate Liverpool and I hate Liverpool fans. This isn’t to say that I don’t have a mate or two who is afflicted with Liverpool support and this isn’t to say that as a rule I believe all individual Liverpool fans are scum of the earth,...
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Written by Scott the Red. 74 comments
Mikael Silvestre is a good defender - fast, reliable, able to play left back or center-back and very experienced. He’d be an excellent asset for any mid-table side in the top leagues in Europe. At United he’s part of Fergie’s support...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 6 comments
There’s not a great deal to report in today’s transfer roundup, since it’s Sunday, but with the Premier League season having kicked off, it’s about as clear an indicator that the transfer window is getting closer and closer to its end.
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Well, I’m back again with the latest in transfer news and rumors, and unfortunately for our regular readers, there’s nothing to report on in Liverpool news again, because I wasn’t about to report the latest in the Gareth Barry saga (he’s not...
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Since it’s Saturday, it’s a pretty short day in transfer news, but whether it’s 5 bits or 50, you know I’m going to be here to deliver them piping hot to you.
Written by Eddie Griffin. 4 comments
The weeks seem to be flying by these days, as we’re already at the end of another one. After a summer that has been both long and short at the same time, the seasons are set to begin soon in Europe‘s top leagues (the SPL and Ligue 1 both get underway...
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Written by Eddie Griffin. 4 comments
We’re into a new week, and the Olympics are just a few days away. While they’ll certainly be taking plenty of headlines, there’s going to be a lot going on in transfer-related news, and you know that’s what I’m here for....
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Up until the 2002 World Cup in South Korea/Japan, Asian football didn’t exactly get a great deal of attention. But, following South Korea’s run to the semifinals and Japan’s appearance in the final 16, the respect level for football in the region...
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Written by Eddie Griffin. 12 comments
One of the sayings that I like to live by is ‘You don’t know if you don’t try.’ That’s the theme of today’s roundup, where a few clubs are making bids for players that they may well not get but are nonetheless going...
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Written by Eddie Griffin. 18 comments
Well, it’s a new week again, but today’s roundup is a little shorter than some of the past few Monday roundups. Still, there’s plenty to talk about, so let’s get to it!
Written by Eddie Griffin. 2 comments
Today’s roundup starts off in a different order than usual, but that’s because one of the most-talked about transfer sagas is finally, finally over.
Written by Eddie Griffin. 9 comments
There’s precious little to talk about today - most of it hyperbole and conjecture, with the usual scramble across Europe for strikers and desperate pimping of stars no one wants to buy.
Written by Ahmed Bilal. 7 comments
And then there were two - Spain slowed the game down and Russians were out of depth in the patience game. Hiddink’s team can go home with their heads held up high and...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 12 comments
Great match yesterday as Turkey played Germany off the park but had their luck run out on them. Still, one of the standout teams in the tournament and Fatih Terim is a wanted...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 8 comments
