Football

What should Brendan Rodgers do with Celtic’s forgotten number 9?

Cast your mind back to Celtic’s final league game of last season; Celtic 5 Aberdeen 0. After a few below-par performances, the Bhoys returned to their magnificent best as they swept the Dons aside on Trophy Day in Paradise. The scorer of Celtic’s final two league goals

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Brendan Rodgers’ 4 midfield options to replace Reo Hatate

Brendan Rodgers announced in yesterday’s pre-match press conference that Reo Hatate will be out for a few weeks with a hamstring injury he sustained in Wednesday evening’s Champions League encounter with Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid side. Rodgers stated that it was a “bad one”, and with Hatate

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Who will line up for Brendan Rodgers as Celtic prepare to face Hibs?

Celtic return to league action on Saturday as they travel to another tricky away ground, Easter Road, to face Nick Montgomery’s Hibs side. Confidence will be high in the Celtic camp after a hard-fought point at home to Atlético Madrid in the Champions League, but Rodgers may

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Celtic’s 3 Rapidly Rising Stars // Re-Instated (A Love Letter to Brendan Rodgers)

I remember the cutting realisation as the arrow pierced my teenage heart and the numerous similar occasions over the ensuing years, always the rejectee never the rejector. Understandable with a face like mine but sore all the same. We called it the ‘el boa’ round our way

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3 takeaways from Celtic’s Champions League draw with Atlético Madrid

Celtic remain at the foot of Champions League Group E after a 2-2 draw with Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid side at Celtic Park last night. Parkhead was rocking in the first half after goals from Kyogo Furuhashi and Luis Palma cancelled out Antoine Griezmann’s rebound following a

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Who was star man as Celtic went toe-to-toe with Atlético Madrid?

It was a point apiece at Celtic Park on Wednesday, as Celtic brought the fight to Atlético Madrid in the Champions League. The Hoops were unlucky to only take a point on the night, as once again over the course of the game Celtic looked comfortable and

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Will it be fourth time lucky for Celtic against Atlético Madrid?

Celtic are getting ready for a must-win UEFA Champions League fixture against Atlético Madrid this evening following a winless start to their European campaign. The pressure will be on Brendan Rodgers’ side to try and grab something from the toughest test of the season against Diego Simeone’s

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How will Brendan Rodgers line Celtic up to face Atlético Madrid?

Celtic will face the toughest test of their UEFA Champions League group stage campaign tonight when they welcome the visit of Spanish giants Atlético Madrid to Celtic Park. Atleti currently sit 4th in La Liga but are on a run of six consecutive wins including a 3-1

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Who has that Champions League class to shine for Celtic?

Fraser Forster was recently speaking about Celtic when he appeared on the Official Tottenham Hotspur Podcast. The 35-year-old stopper reminisced about the most famous night in his Celtic career – the 2-1 win over Barcelona at Celtic Park back in 2012. His individual display on that evening

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Can Celtic live up to Brendan’s early European aspirations?

Four days after Brendan Rodgers was announced as Ange Postecoglou’s successor, I attended a press conference up at Celtic Park on behalf of ACSOM. There were so many questions I could have asked the returning manager, but I decided to focus on European progression and what he

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