Celtic stumbled their way through a 6-0 defeat at the hands of Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano last night. It is becoming an all-too-familiar story when it comes to Celtic in Europe, particularly when visiting the giants of European football, which inevitably results in
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The Japanese national team confirmed last Monday that Daizen Maeda had withdrawn from the Samurai Blue squad with an injury concern. Celtic’s pacey winger is one of the most important players in Hajime Moriyasu’s squad, being the preferred option upfront over Kyogo Furuhashi. Maeda was also a
Read more →There were plenty of points of encouragement to be taken from Celtic’s defeat in Rotterdam in their Champions League group stage campaign opening fixture. Celtic were competitive and remained in the game up until two moments of madness which ultimately cost the club the game as inexperience
Read more →Celtic continued their positive early start to the new league season as they went seven points clear of rivals Rangers and five clear of second-placed St Mirren at the top of the cinch Premiership with a last-gasp win over Motherwell. Celtic have shown a title-winning mentality in
Read more →As I sit down to write this latest blog, I am buzzing with excitement. In just 5 days, or the first time since 2012, I will have the chance to see Celtic play live, in person. That it is here in my adopted homeland of Japan, alongside
Read more →The launch of football kits is now a major media operation for elite clubs all over the world. Celtic release new strips during meticulously-planned unveiling ceremonies at Celtic Park, where players from their first team and women’s sides model their outfits to the onlooking public and national
Read more →According to Greek mythology, around the Winter Solstice, Aeolus used his power to quell winds and thus command calm seas so his daughter Alcyone, who took the form of a kingfisher bird (we all have a high maintenance relative) could safely make her nest on the beach
Read more →There was a certain level of inevitability in the absence of Celtic supporters at Ibrox Stadium due to “safety and security” concerns at the weekend. Just like the 1994 debacle when David Murray banned Celtic fans from the stadium, we are once again seeing Ibrox exclusive to
Read more →It’s a rare sight seeing Dermot Desmond in the east end of Glasgow, but Celtic’s majority shareholder was spotted chatting to manager Ange Postecoglou in the Celtic Park foyer this week, which opened the floodgates on theories around the nature of the Irish billionaire’s visit. There has
Read more →The last few days have been great to see the Bhoys return to action; the Adidas kits look great, some of the players have come back looking sharp and some that we didn’t anticipate playing a role in the side, like Patryk Klimala, have come back totally
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