.CELTIC PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY FIXTURES

Celtic have already arranged a number of friendlies before the start of next season. First up is a tribute match for the family of the late Tommy Burns, the Tommy Burns Skin Cancer Trust charity established by Tommy's daughters and the Celtic Charity Fund. The match between the Celtic first team and a TB select will kick-off at 2pm on 31st May at Celtic Park.

Next, it's a home match for Scott McDonald as Celtic go down under to play a friendly against the Hyundai A-League team Brisbane Roar in Queensland, Australia. That game will be played at the new Suncorp Stadium at 3pm on Sunday, July 12. The match will decide the winner of this year’s TransLink Cup, the centrepiece of the Queensland Roars Against Racism campaign presented by Brisbane Roar and the Queensland Government, through Multicultural Affairs Queensland.

On Wednesday, July 22, Celtic travel to Wales to play Cardiff City with a kick-off time of 7.45pm for the official opening of the new Cardiff City Stadium.

Celtic travel to London to play in the inaugural Wembley Cup. Their opponents at Wembley Stadium will be Al Ahly, 5-in-a-row winners of the Egyptian premier league on Friday, July 24 and then Harry Redknapp's Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, July 26. The tournament will be decided on points and total goals scored. You can get tickets for the Celtic matches at www.ticketmaster.co.uk.

Two days after Celtic play in the Wembley Cup they will compete in the Third Qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. Although all of the possible opponents are not yet known, Celtic will be drawn against Dinamo Moscow (3rd in Russia) or one of the teams that came second in the leagues of Romania, Portugal, Holland, Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Greece or the Czeck Republic. The two-legged matches take place on July 28/29 and August 4/5. If Celtic manage to win that one, they will then take part in the UEFA's new Play-off round, another two-legged tie with the prize of competing in the Group stage.

Other games and dates to follow.

.HEARTS SPL38 - 24/05/09

Celtic failed to beat Hearts and Rangers had an easy win at Tannadice in the SPL showdown matches today. The dream of 4-in-a-row is over and Gordon Strachan has lost his first SPL title. A sell-out Celtic Park crowd had to endure 90 minutes of the same boring football they've been forced to watch since a Robson penalty was needed to beat St Mirren back in August. Click this for the programme, ticket and match stats.

.RANGERS SPL35 - 09/05/09

Celtic went two points behind Rangers with a 1-0 defeat at Ibrox today. The comments from their sympathisers in the days running up to the match had got to the referee and linesmen. Quick to book Paul Hartley, they gave Celtic nothing, denying them a penalty and allowing Rangers players that should have been sent from the field to get away with deliberate and last man fouls as well as persistent time-wasting. Click this for the programme, ticket and match stats.

.CELTIC RESERVES MAKE IT 8-IN-ROW - 28/04/09

Celtic's second XI have won the SPL Reserve League by beating Rangers 1-0 at Ibrox. SImon Ferry scored the vital goal with a super volley into McGregor's net in the 70th minute to make it 8-championships-in-a-row. Click this for the programme and match stats.

.ABERDEEN SPL 34 - 02/05/09

Celtic moved 4 points clear at the top of the SPL today with a 3-1 win at Pittodrie. Chris Maguire gave the Dons the lead on 22 minutes but Celtic equalised with a Gary Caldwell header just before the half-time break. Scott McDonald added another two to his goals tally in the second-half to send the hOOps fans wild in the Aberdeen sunshine. Rangers play Hearts at Ibrox tomorrow. Click this for the programme, ticket and match stats.

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