NEWS STORIES 2008-2009 - PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE THIS PAGE LOADS

Contains ALL of the news from this season's Celtic issues.

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MAY 2009

.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.

.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.

APRIL 2009

.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.

.RANGERS DATE SET - 14/04/09

The date for the post-split match at Ibrox against Rangers has been set by the SPL. Celtic will go to Ibrox for match 2 on Saturday 9th of May with a 12.30 kick-off. Scott Brown will miss the match as he serves a two match ban. Other post-split fixtures will be announced directly after the SPL33 matches are played this weekend.

.FALKIRK SPL29 - 08/04/09

Celtic beat Falkirk 4-0 in the re-arranged SPL29 match on Wednesday. The goals were scored by Gary Caldwell, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Aiden McGeady and Darren O'Dea. Click this for the programme, ticket and match stats.

.CELTIC FANZINES - 04/04/09

Four Celtic fanzines were on sale at Saturday's match with Hamilton. First up was Issue 89 of the excellent alternative VIEW. In this issue Warren Feaney gets his fud kicked for stirring up trouble before the Northern Ireland World Cup match against Artur Boruc's Poland, ex-Celt Jim McNally is interviewed and Celtic PLC get a slagging for charging already hard-up fans £10 for a photograph with the recently won League Cup. Click here.

More than 90 Mins had their latest issue on sale for £2. Their theme was justice for John Fallon, the unsung hero of the Jock Stein era. John writes his own piece commenting on current Celtic issues but in another article, by David Potter no less, we are told how he Fallon spent 12 years at Celtic (no testimonial for JF) playing second-fiddle to Haffey, Simpson and Williams but still managed to win two League Championships, two Scotish Cups and two League Cups. Click this to see Issue 55 of Mt90M.

Welcome to Paradise is the newest Celtic fanzine and is produced by the group of Celtic fans known as the Jungle Bhoys. They are responsible for the majority of the brilliant flag displays at Celtic matches in Europe and against Rangers. Every penny made through the sale of this fanzine is ploughed back into paying for the displays that add to the stadium atmosphere. Click this to see the current issue and find out more about the fanzine.

Not the View is the longest running of the modern Celtic fanzines and this one is the 173rd Issue since they started way back in August 1987.Full of great articles and fanzine-like features for just 200 pennies. Click this to see Issue 173 of NTV and find out more about this fanzine.

.HAMILTON ACADEMICAL SPL31 - 04/04/09

Celtic beat Hamilton 4-0 at Celtic Park today with goals from Georgios Samaras (2), Aiden McGeady and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. Hesselink hadn't scored since last September and Samaras scored his last goal against Dundee United on the 3rd of January and they both have Andreas Hinkel to thank for his assists as he set up both of them to end their goal drought. Celtic played some great football and scored four excellent goals. Click this for the programme, ticket and match stats.

MARCH 2009

.DUNDALK FRIENDLY - 01/03/09

A Celtic reserve team along with a couple of first team players played Dundalk in a friendly match at Oriel Park on Sunday. Willie McStay's team beat the Irish outfit 3-1 with goals from Ben Hutchinson, Michael McGlinchey and Nicky Riley. Ex-Celt wee Joe Miller is assistant manager at Dundalk. Click this to see the match programme, ticket and game stats.

FEBRUARY 2009

.ST MIRREN SPL 27 - 28/02/09

Celtic played like champions today for the first time in months. They destroyed a St Mirren team that were playing well until they gave away a penalty and had a man sent off. The penalty was missed by Vennegoor of Hesselink but the midfield were 'on fire' and chipped in with 7 goals of their own. Shunsuke Nakamura scored a hat-trick, Scott Brown scored two and the best of them all came from Marc Crosas with a brilliant, swerving shot from outside the penalty box. The victory keeps the Celts level on points with Rangers and reduces the goals difference defecit to four. Click here to see the match programme and game stats.

.MOTHERWELL SPL26 - 22/02/09

When Scott McDonald scored on the hour mark it looked like Celtic would take all three points with a 1-0 win but Paul Quinn equalised for Well in the 81st minute and the Champions had to settle for a draw. A costly draw it was as Rangers crawled to the top of the league on superior goal difference. That's a fair cop but John Boyle charging Celtic fans £25 - £10 more than he charged the fans of Crimewatch FC earlier in the season - to watch pro-footballers fumble about on a pitch fit for cattle is a recurring joke at Fir Park and should be investigated by the SPL. Click here to see the match programme, ticket and game stats.

.RANGERS SPL25 - 15/02/09

Celtic and Rangers fought out a 0-0 draw at Celtic Park today. It was boring stuff that was not helped by a referee who couldn't make a correct decision or tell time. Although he added only two minutes extra-time at the end of the match, he officiated five substitutions and had to stop play at least four times when players needed extensive treatment. The result leaves Celtic in their usual spot at the top of the SPL. Click here to see the match programme, ticket and game stats.

JANUARY 2009

.DUNDEE UNITED CO-OP CUP 28/01/09

The semi-final of the League Cup against Dundee United at Hampden ended in a 0-0 draw. Even another 30 minutes of extra-time failed to produce a winning goal from either side. It came down to a penalty shoot-out to sort out who would play Rangers in the final on March 15. Every outfield player took a penalty. Only Glen Loovens and Lee Wilkie missed. Then it was the turn of the goalkeepers to face each other. Both scored and it was back round to the first two players to go again. Celtic transfer target, Willo Flood missed his kick and Scott McDonald scored. The crowd of under 20,000 watched for 120 minutes without seeing a single goal and then they got 21 of them in about 5 minutes. That's fitba. Click here to see the match programme, ticket and game stats.

.HIBERNIAN SPL23 - 24/01/09

Celtic beat Hibs 3-1 at Celtic Park today with a goal from Celtic captain Stephen McManus and a double from Aussie striker Scott McDonald. Click this to see the match programme, ticket and game stats.

.DUNDEE FC SCOTTISH CUP - 10/01/09

The 23,070 fans that turned up to watch Celtic play Dundee in the Scottish Cup today had an early shock when the First Division side took the lead in the 14th minute. The wet and windy conditions that had the fans hiding in the back rows didn't help the Holy Goalie as he rushed from his goal to clear from the onrushing McMenamin, he missed the ball completely allowing the Dundee man to run on and pass the ball into the empty net. Celtic came back and scored twice before half-time through Scott Brown and Aiden McGeady, back after his two week club ban. Click this to see the match programme, ticket and game stats.

.DUNDEE UNITED SPL21 - 03/01/09

Dundee United came from 2-0 down to grab a draw in Celtic's first SPL match of 2009. Georgios Samaras scored twice for the hOOps before Dixon in 60 minutes and Feeney in 77 leveled the score. Celtic drop two points but move to eight in front of Rangers. They play at Inverness tomorrow. Click this to see the programme and match stats.

DECEMBER 2008

.RANGERS SPL20 - 27/12/08

So it's goodbye to 2008. We'll be sorry to see it go for, apart from the tragic deaths of Tommy Burns and Phil O'Donnell, it has been a great year to be a Celtic fan. Playing in the last 16 of the Champions League, the two victories against the Rangers that set up the historic Championship win on the last day of the season at Tannadice and Rangers' capitulation at Pittodrie on the same night, playing in the Group stages of the Champions League for the third season in a row, the team's performances (so far) to win 4-in-a-row and a victory at the Death Star in the last derby match of the year are some of the highlights. Today, in deepest Govan, heroes in green and white hoops beat the Blues at Ibrox, sent us 7 points clear at the top and ruined their Christmas. In 58 minutes, Scott McDonald collected a flick from Samaras, walsed past Broadfoot and hit an unstoppable shot into the top corner past the one-season-wonder that is Alan McGregor. Click this to see the match programme, ticket and match stats.

.FALKIRK SPL19 - 21/12/08

As Aiden McGeady served match one of a two match ban imposed by the Club, The Holy Goalie was playing match 160 of his Celtic career and Koki Mizuno scored a Christmas cracker on his starting debut for Celtic. It was an unusual SPL match in that Celtic's opponents attacked for the entire match, a change from the usual ultra-defencive tactics we're used to watching these days. The final score was 3-0 but it was a lot closer for most of the game. Click this for the programme, ticket and match stats.

.HEARTS SPL18 - 13/12/08

Celtic only managed a draw against Hearts today but remain 4 points ahead of second place Rangers after their draw in the early kick-off at Tannadice. Click this for the programme, ticket and match stats.

.CURRENT CELTIC FANZINES

Issue 7 of the Jungle Bhoys fanzine Welcome To Paradise was on sale at the Villarreal CF Champions League match on Wednesday and Not the View had a Christmas Issue on sale at today's match v Hearts.

.GILES HERON DEAD - 07/12/08

Ex-Celt Gil Heron passed away on 27 November 2008 in Detroit. He was 86. The Black Flash, as he was christened by the Scottish press, played only a few times for Celtic's first team but scored on his debut in a 2-1 win against Morton. He played his last match for Celtic in December 1951 and by May 1952 he was released by the club and signed for Third Lanark. After Thirds, he played for Kidderminster Harriers in England before returning to the USA in 1954 to play for his original club, the Detroit Corinthians. He excelled at many sports including boxing, cricket and ice-hockey. R.I.P.

.TENERIFE INTERNATIONAL MASTERS TOURNAMENT - 05/12/08

The 2nd Tenerife International Masters 7's tournament was held in Spain on December 5, 6 and 7 2008. Celtic played in the over 35's professionals tournament. The ex-Celts team that included Tom Boyd, Jim Duffy, Johan Mjallby, Darren Jackson and Charlie Nicholas were beaten in the final by the Leicester City Masters. Click this to see the Masters Tournament programme.

NOVEMBER 2008

.INVERNESS CT SPL16 - 29/11/08

It was 12 domestic wins in a row for the Hoops at Celtic Park today as they beat ICT 1-0 with a Shaun Maloney goal. Rangers losing 2-1 to Hearts in an early kick-off means that the Champions lead the SPL by 7points. Click this to see the programme and other match stats.

Two Celtic fanzines on sale today - Alternative View and Not the View.

.ST MIRREN SPL15 - 22/11/08

Unless St Mirren draw a home tie and Celtic in the 4th round of the Scottish Cup in January, the Hoops played their last ever game at St Mirren Park today and ended with a 3-1 win. The Paisley side move to a brand new stadium in nearby Ferguslie Park on 21 January 2009 and if they don't make the top 6 by the time the league splits, Celtic fans will have to wait until next season to visit the new St Mirren Park. Although the occasion seemed to be lost on the Saints fans, the Celtic fans did not let it pass without comment as they celebrated before the match with a series of banners to remember 'The Spirit of '86'. Who will ever forget the last day of the 1985/86 season when Albert Kidd scored a double that left Hearts marooned at Dens Park while Celtic ran rampant at Love Street to snatch the League Championship - what a bunch of losers that lot are! Back then the scorers for Celtic were Brian McClair (2), Mo Johnston (2) and the Maestro, today it was Samaras, Nakamura and Sheridan that scored the vital goals to keep the Celts at the top of the league and on course for 4-in-a-row. Click this to see the programme, ticket, teams and other match stats.

.WILLIAM ANGUS V.C. - A HERO OF WWI

William Angus VC is the most famous son of Carluke in Lanarkshire, Scotland. On leaving school he was employed as a miner but escaped the rigours of that work when he signed for Celtic FC in 1911. He played for the Hoops during seasons 1912-13 and 1913-14 but, as he tried to get a place in a strong Celtic team, his sporting days were halted by the outbreak of WWI. During the war, William Angus won a Victoria Cross for valour when saving a comrade under almost unbelievable danger. Click here or at the image on the left to go to his Web site.

.CO-OP CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW - 12/11/08

The draw for the semi-finals of the Co-operative Cup was made today. Celtic play Dundee Utd, Rangers play Falkirk. Ties to be played at Hampden Park on January 27 and 28 2009.

.KILMARNOCK SPL13 - 12/11/08

As second-placed Rangers struggled to a 0-0 draw with Motherwell at Fir Park, Celtic's Cillian Sheridan was busy scoring a brace against Motherwell at Celtic Park. Shunsuke Nakamura added another in a 3-0 win that increases the gap between (simply) second best and the 3-in-a-row SPL Champions to four points. Kilmarnock committed 19 fouls, two players had yellow cards and they didn't have a single shot on target the entire game. Click this to see the programme and other stats.

.MOTHERWELL SPL12 - 08/11/08

Celtic beat Motherwell 2-0 at Celtic Park today to move 5 points clear at the top of the SPL (2nd place Rangers play tomorrow). Man-of-the-match Paul Hartley opened the scoring just before half-time with a 20 yard half-volley past Graeme Smith and Scott McDonald kept up his fine scoring form with his third goal in four games. As the second-half progressed the team looked a little tired from their efforts against Manchester United in the midweek Champions League match so Gordon Strachan brought on Massimo Donati and Paul Caddis and gave a debut to Koki Mizuno. Click this for the programme, ticket, teams and other match stats.

.HEARTS SPL11 - 02/11/08

Celtic out-played and out-muscled Hearts at Tyncastle today to stay top of the SPL and unbeaten away from Celtic Park this season in Scotland. Gordon Strachan picked the best team for the job by bringing back captain McManus and swapping three skillfull players from Wednesday night's Co-op Cup tie at Kilmarnock with grafters in the middle of the park. Out went Donati, McGeady and Nakamura, in came Hartley, Robson and Sheridan. The game had hardly started when, in 7 minutes, Maloney hit a 25 yard volley right into the heart of Hearts. 1-0 Celtic. Gary Caldwell finished off a Celtic attack for Celtic's second just 13 minutes later and Hearts were finished. The Celts had a chance to make it three when Marius Zaliukas was shown a red card after 51 minutes for pulling Scott McDonald in the penalty box as the wee Aussie skipped past him but Paul Hartley missed the penalty (after another argument about who should take the kick.) Click here to see the programme, ticket and match stats. Issue 79 of the Alternative View Celtic fanzine was on sale at the match.

OCTOBER 2008

.KILMARNOCK CO-OP CUP - 29/10/08

Kilmarnock hacked their way to a 3-1 defeat against Celtic in the Co-Op Cup tonight at a half-empty Rugby Park. They had four players yellow-carded and it should have been more as a silky Celtic side, that included the skills of Donati, McGeady and Shunsuke Nakamura, coasted to victory. Nakamura was saved from further brutality by being substituted at half-time but 45 minutes were enough for him to score another sublime free-kick just before the break. Scott McDonald scored Celtic's first and Man-of-the-match Aiden McGeady scored number three. Click this to see the programme, ticket, teams, scorers and other stats for the match.

.DERRY CITY 80TH ANNIVERSARY MATCH - 07/10/08

Celtic played Derry City as part of the Irish Club's 80th Anniversary celebration tonight at the Brandywell. A strong Celtic team with several 1st team players won the match 1-0 with a goal from Ben Hutchison. Click at this to see the match programme and other match stats.

SEPTEMBER 2008

.VILLARREAL C.F. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 30/09/08

Celtic lost 1-0 in the Champions League mach at El Madrigal on Tuesday night. The Celts played well and held out until the 67th minute when Villarreal captain Marcos Senna scored directly from a free-kick. For programme collectors the game is a nightmare with no less than five programmes available at the match. Click this link to see the programmes, ticket, teams, scorers and other stats for the Villarreal v Celtic match.

.ABERDEEN SPL7 - 27/09/08

Celtic went top of the SPL today (temporarily) thanks to a 3-2 victory over Aberdeen. Two goals from Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and one from Scott McDonald got Celtic the three points but they nearly had to settle for a draw with ex-Celt Charlie Mulgrew scoring twice for the Dons to give them a 2-1 lead after 65 minutes. Gordon Strachan brought on Aiden McGeady and he changed the result by setting up Celtic's second and the late, late winner. Click this to see the programme and match stats.

.CELTIC FANZINES - 27/09/08

Two Celtic fanzines were on sale at the Aberdeen match - Not The View Issue 167 and More than 90 Mins Issue 52.

.LIVINGSTON FC - CO-0P LEAGUE CUP - 23/09/08

Celtic 4 Livingston 0 - Loovens 23 mins, Samaras 64 mins, Brown 81 mins, Samaras (pen) 85 mins. Click to see the programme. The draw for the 4th Round will take place on Thursday 25th September at 2pm.

.ALTERNATE VIEW ISSUE 76 - 20/09/08

Issue 76 of the excellent Alternative View fanzine dropped through the door of the fanzine's subscribers today. Twenty four pages of current Celtic news, views and debate are include for just £1. Inside this issue, the cowardly attack on Celtic coach Neil Lennon by two Glasgow bigots is discussed at length, with the Sun 'newspaper' getting it 'in the neck' for it's coverage of the cowardly assault. As the clamour of the Scottish press to sell Shunsuke Nakamura hots up (as they do with all of our good players) we are told that he will stay until the end of the season and in part 2 of his interview Jim Devine MP answers questions on, amongst other things, sectarianism in Scotland and why Catholic schools should not be blamed for it. Click this to see issue 76 of the Alternative View or here to see every issue of the Celtic fanzine.

.THE CELTIC OPUS - SEPTEMBER 2008

One of the most valuable pieces of Celtic memorabilia ever is about to go on sale on 29th November. The publishers say that "the Celtic Opus will be the largest, most luxurious celebration of one of Europe's most famous clubs." Many award winning writers and photographers contributed to the 800 page history of Celtic, each page of the book measuring half a metre square. There will be a maximum of 5000 copies sold in three different versions and prices. The Icons Edition is top-of-the-range, will be numbered 1 to 500 and costs a whopping £3,500. For £500 pounds less you can have one of the European Champions Editions which will be numbered 501 to 1000 and at only £1,700 the Limited Edition will be numbered 1001 to 5000. More info on the Celtic Opus at www.thecelticopus.com. Order now by visiting the online Web site store at www.krakenopus.com or phone +44 (0)207213 9587 or email sales@krakenopus.com to discuss their interest free installment payment plan.

.AALBORG BK CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 17/09/08

Celtic v Aalborg BK in the Champions League in the first match in Group E. Click this link to see the programme, ticket, teamsheet and other stats for the match.

.NOT THE WEE GREEN BOOK 2008/09 - 17/09/08

It was a warm welcome back to the Wee Green Book (Not) on Wednesday night. Why Celtic stopped printing the original WGB is a mystery but the publishers of Not The View Fanzine have brought it back. The new version looks and feels exactly the same as the original "Celtic Football Club Guide" (as it was officialy known), only the lack of the Celtic FC official badge on the front cover gives it away. Inside, a 2007/08 season review, results, 1st team stats, loads of colour photographs and much more are include in it's 107 pages for only £3.

.DOUGIE ARNOTT TESTIMONIAL - 11/09/08

A Celtic / Rangers 'legends' select played a Motherwell legends XI in Dougie Arnott's testimonial match on Thursday 11 September. The match was played at Fir Park with a one minute applause tribute for poor Jamie Dolan who tragically died recently at the age of only 39. RIP. Arnott played 277 times for Motherwell over a 14 year period and scored 70 goals. Click this link to see the testimonial programme, teams and scorers.

AUGUST 2008

.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW - 28/08/2008

The Champions League draw was made today at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Celtic have been drawn in Group E along with holders Manchester United, Villarreal CF and Aalborg BK of Denmark. Celtic begin with a home match against Aalborg on Wednesday 17 September and Man Utd play host to our friends Villarreal CF from Spain on the same night. Rangers weren't in the draw. Celtic played against Manchester United at this stage two years ago with a 2-3 defeat at Old Trafford and a 1-0 win at Celtic Park. Click this to see the stats for the Manchester Utd matches. The hOOps have never played either of their other two opponents in the Champions League but were knocked out of the UEFA Cup in 2005 by Villarreal after a 1-1 draw at home and a 0-2 defeat at El Madrigal. The stats for the Villarreal matches here.

.FALKIRK SPL3 - 23/08/2008

Glen Loovens and Marc Crosas made their Celtic debut in this game and Sean Maloney debuted for a second time after resigning from Aston Villa. The match was dedicated to Billy McNeill because it was exactly 50 years ago to the day that Cesaer made his Celtic debut. Billy played for 17 seasons, making a record 790 appearances for Celtic and was the Captain of the famous Lisbon Lions that won the European Cup in 1967. As well as winning the European Cup, he won nine league championships (in a row), seven Scottish Cups and six League Cups. He retired from playing after winning the Scottish Cup Final against Airdrie in 1975. He returned to Celtic as Manager (twice) and won another four league titles, three Scottish Cups and a League Cup including a League and Cup double in Celtic's Centenary season of 1987/88. Click this link to see the programme, ticket, teams, scorers and other stats for the Celtic v Falkirk match.

.THE CELTS IN SEVILLE - 18 AUGUST - 6 SEPTEMBER

The Celts in Seville is a stage play, written by award winning playwright Tony Roper, that tells the story of how 80,000 Celtic fans (no arrests) travelled from around the globe to watch the famous hOOps play FC Porto in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final in Seville. They lost the match 2-3 but the 80,000 showed how to support your team with a dignity that earned them awards from UEFA and FIFA as the best behaved fans in the World. Click this to see the official programme for the Celts in Seville.

.DUNDEE UNITED SPL2 - 17/08/2008

Paul Hartley scored Celtic's goal in this 1-1 draw at the ground where the third league championship in a row was won last season. Click this link to see the programme, ticket, teams, scorers and other stats for the match. New Celtic signing Marc Crosas is on the front cover playing in a pre-season freindly for Barcelona in the 2008 mini tour of Scotland.

.ST MIRREN SPL1 - 10/08/2008

An early kick-off and a 1-0 victory in this first SPL match of the season thanks to a Barry Robson penalty in the 62nd minute. Rosemary Burns, widow of Celtic legend Tommy Burns, unfurled the league flag before kick-off. Celtic introduced new signing Marc Crosas to the crowd before the match.

.RANGERS GLASGOW CUP FINAL - 07/08/2008

Celtic Under 19's beat Billy Kirkwood's Rangers youth team in the Glasgow Cup Final tonight at Broadwood Stadium. The Final was held over from last season because of fixture congestion. The young hOOps won 3-1 with goals from James Keetings 15, Richie Towell 17 and James Forrest in 21 minutes to kill the match early on. No programme issued for the match.

.MANCHESTER CITY PRE-SEASON FREINDLY - 06/08/2008

Paul McGowan's first goal for the big team and debuts for Paddy McCourt and Mark Millar. Celtic's new perimeter advertising system (the first in Scotland) used for the first time.

JULY 2008

.FEYENOORD JUBILLE TOURNAMENT - 10/06/2008

Feyenoord reach their centenary year in the coming season and Celtic, Totenham Hotspur and Borussia Dortmund have been invited to play in a 4-team soccer tournament as part of the celebrations. Celtic played the dutch club in the final of the 1970 European Cup, losing in extra-time to a Feyenoord team that included former Celtic manager Wim Jansen. The Feyenoord official Web site said "This year Feyenoord Rotterdam celebrates its centenary. And what better way to commemorate a century of top class football than to relive some of the highlights of the club’s history together with some of the biggest teams in European club football? " Celtic play Spurs then Feyenoord and Gordon Strachan said "the tournament will be a great test for us ... It will also provide us with competitive football at an important time of the year." The Feyenoord Jubilee Tournament kicks off on Friday August 1st with Celtic v Tottenham Hotspur. Click here for the stats for the Feyenoord v Celtic match .

.CELTIC VIEW ISSUE 1 - 09/07/2008

The first issue of this season's Celtc View is out. Stephen McManus sporting the new gold Celtic away strip is on the front cover. Inside, Paddy McCourt tells us about his first pre-season with the Scottish champions, we hear how new youth coach Chris McCart was hand-picked by TB to carry on his work in the Youth Academy and Tony Roper is interviewed about his new play "The Celts in Seville" that kicks off on August 18 at the Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow. Two things to be thankful for in this issue - the price remains at £2.25 and the lack of anything about the Celtic Ladies team. Click here to see the Celtic View Issue 1 and some information about subscribing to the magazine.

.THE ALGARVE CUP

Middlebrough | Cardiff City

.SOUTHAMPTON CLAUS LUNDEKVAM TESTIMONIAL - 18/07/2008

.ALBION ROVERS THE JOCK STEIN FRIENSHIP CUP - 17/07/2008

.CELTIC SIGN MCCOURT - 19/06/2008

Celtic have signed Northern Ireland winger Pat McCourt from Derry City. The fee for the 24 year old is rumoured to be £200,000 and two friendly matches against Celtic in Ireland. Celtic fan McCourt said " There was interest from a few clubs but as soon as I found out that Celtic were in for me, my mind was made up. I have always been a Celtic supporter." Click here to see a wee bit of magic from Pat on YouTube.

.CELTIC PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES - 02/06/2008

Celtic have announced their pre-season schedule. Click here.