Now that the league title race is over and Celtic have been crowned champions, the fans will now look ahead to next week’s Scottish Cup final. The game against Rangers gives Celtic the chance to further compound what has been a miserable end to the season for the Ibrox club. Celtic dashed Philippe Clement‘s side’s hope of winning the title this season after coming up trumps in three out of four Glasgow Derby’s this season. And the chance to make this summer miserable for the Rangers manager beckons at Hampden next weekend. For Rodgers though, he has a really important decision to make ahead of...
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Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has decisions to make this summer as the Irishman looks to build on winning the Scottish Premiership title. For now, celebrations and preparing for the Scottish Cup final will take priority for the club before he starts to plot new arrivals in key positions Internally, Rodgers is still to determine whether Adam Idah or Paulo Bernardo remain on the books after successful loan spells at Parkhead. The former doesn’t have a buyout stipulation in his agreement; meanwhile, the latter is rumoured to be available for a fee of £6.4 million. Reports suggest that Norwich City ...
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The latest name in a long line of Celtic goalkeeper targets has come to light as a potential replacement for Joe Hart. There has been no shortage of speculation over who could succeed the former England international, who was met by a fantastic tifo display yesterday on his final game at Parkhead before retiring. Hart is set to hang his gloves after the Scottish Cup final next weekend, leaving Brendan Rodgers with a sizeable void between the sticks before next campaign. Southampton stopper Alex McCarthy, Trabzonspor’s Ugurcan Cakir, and Motherwell goalkeeper Liam Kelly have been mentioned over...
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Celtic are Scottish Premiership champions and have once again proven their worth as the best footballing side in the country. At times this season, Brendan Rodgers has needed to navigate precarious moments; however, he has now hoovered up eight trophies from nine available in Scotland, which doesn’t make for bad reading. Yesterday, Celtic saw off St Mirren courtesy of a late goal from Luis Palma before the party got into full swing, guaranteeing a final points total of 93 for the champions, level with the tally achieved in Ange Postecoglou’s first season at Parkhead. Nevertheless, both have ca...
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Away from the title celebrations and the build-up to Celtic’s Scottish Cup final for a second, the transfer of Liel Abada to Charlotte FC is back in the news today. The Israeli winger was a fan favourite at the club, however, personal issues meant that Abada left the club in the January window and seems to be enjoying a new lease of life in the USA. After sealing his big move, Abada thanked Celtic for his time at the club and has so far made five appearances scoring one goal in his early days at the US club. [Transfermarkt] But when the move was being brokered, Charlotte FC Technical Director,...
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Celtic fans will be enjoying a relaxed Sunday after seeing their side lift the Scottish Premiership trophy yesterday following a 3-2 win over St Mirren. Despite the main events centring around Joe Hart’s farewell and Brendan Rodgers’ men finally celebrating with Scottish football’s greatest prize, there was an entertaining 90 minutes in store for the capacity crowd that turned out at Parkhead. Matt O’Riley and Kyogo Furuhashi ensured Celtic went in at half-time level either side of a Mark O’Hara double, as the manager opted to field a rotated side including the likes of Luis Palma, Maik Nawroc...
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Now that the Scottish Premiership title is sitting nicely in the Celtic Park trophy cabinet, all attention now turns to next weekend. The build-up to the Scottish Cup final against Rangers will now commence as the countdown to the end-of-season finale commences. With Celtic having the upper hand over Rangers this season, it will take something huge performance from the Ibrox club to record their first win of the season over the Scottish Champions. That’s according to Chris Sutton at least. Celtic vs Rangers ‘canter’ predictionThree wins and a draw over the Ibrox club have practically convinced...
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Celtic kit suppliers Adidas are celebrating the club’s incredible league title double after a glorious week in the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Women’s Premier League. Brendan Rodgers’ Bhoys sealed the deal on Wednesday night away to Kilmarnock before enjoying an epic trophy day on Saturday. Elena Sadiku’s Ghirls’ followed that up on Sunday afternoon with a dramatic 1-0 victory over Hibernian at Celtic Park that ensured they pipped Rangers to the silverware. Amy Gallacher scored the iconic winning goal, weaving her way through defenders in the box before firing low into the net in the 90t...
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Celtic FC Women have won the SWPL 1 league title for the first time in their history after a dramatic 1-0 victory over Hibernian at Celtic Park. Their goal-difference advantage over Rangers meant any kind of win would deliver the silverware on the final day. It was a nervy and difficult 90 minutes for Celtic as their title rivals quickly built up a commanding lead over Partick Thistle at Broadwood, eventually winning 4-0. Celtic found it difficult to fashion clear-cut chances as the tension ramped up with the scoreline deadlocked at 0-0. Then, there was a wonderful moment as the clock ticked t...
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When the dust settles on Celtic’s title party the fans will still have the Scottish Cup final to look forward to next weekend. If Brendan Rodgers can manage to lift the final prize of the season, it will be the cherry on top of what has turned out to be a very good year for the Celtic boss. Almost written off by the press, Rodgers vowed to write his own story after seeing the narrative that was being said about him and his players. And hasn’t he done just that? Wrapping up the title has meant that Celtic get automatic access to the riches of the Champions League and that is the reason why Barr...
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