He said: “Lazio lost their league game at the weekend and haven’t won, I think, in three games but they have been very good in this competition. It says that they have found almost 40 boys who have since died due to suicide, violence or addiction whose names and ages could match former players - 13 of those are confirmed to have played under paedophiles employed by Celtic FC or Celtic Boys Club. The Sports Bar at Celtic Park has been hugely popular with supporters on matchdays since it opened in October, and we are delighted that the new bar will now be open to everyone at weekends! The sale of alcohol is allowed at football grounds in England and Wales, although fans are not able to drink while watching the game.

There have been lots of players who maybe haven’t had the opportunity they would like but when you get it you have to be ready to take it." The bottom line is that due to the highly competitive international football market and Celtic’s limited avenues for income, the club has limitations to what they can avoid. Barcelona were praised for having a charity sponsor with Unicef, but that was only for one season and was to placate criticism as they transitioned to allowing corporate sponsorship on their jerseys. Taking in their ballooning debt, they had no choice but to concede and allow shirt sponsorship.After all, it is the game that Macpherson has been asked about more than any other in his long and distinguished media and broadcast career spanning over 40 years covering Scottish football. The Celtic manager signalled than James Forrest could be in for a return to the side, while Alistair Johnston may return to the XI after starting on the bench in Saturday's 1-1 draw at home to Motherwell. It's almost like we needed them to score. We score a great goal. Jamesy [Forrest], for me, is a club legend. He always scores in big games. Celtic's Joe Hart would become the first English goalkeeper to make 50 European Cup/Champions League appearances. Spotlight is demanding that the Scottish Government 'do the right thing' and open an independent inquiry into the abuse in Scottish football - something they have refused to do.

That's the most important thing to me as a coach. Being on the big stage competing and, eventually, winning. Whether it be the Europa League or the Champions League, you want them to get the big results because it gives you that respect and reputation around Europe. With Lazio struggling in Serie A, Rodgers is still under no illusions about their quality, talking up their credentials in the Champions League this year.It’s clear we’re missing a lot of dynamic players who can change the way a game looks for us," Rodgers said. "But it’s an opportunity for other guys to come in. That immortal night in the immortal city lives long in the memory for the former Celtic manager, who says it can serve as motivation ahead of Tuesday's Champions League meeting at Stadio Olimpico. A repeat of their 2019 heroics here could yet salvage a European season that looked to be heading for the scrapyard ahead of the home game with Feyenoord in 15 days’ time.

Macpherson said: "There were two reasons why I jumped at the opportunity to say something about the Hampden riot in 1980. In a pragmatic sense, the riot was better than the game from a commentating perspective. The game was pretty awful. Both sides were hampered by the fear of losing. There is always that edge to these games. It is usually on the terracing and it is always in the park. In this case, it went to extremes for some reason and it was an awfully negative spectacle. The riot when it came was an opportunity for a commentator to get his teeth into. In that sense, I leapt at it. When people ask you why you're a manager, it's so stressful, it's those moments. It's the feeling, one of pure happiness and one of pure pride. Last week, the proposed return of alcohol to the stands of English football stadia was criticised by the sport’s police chief, who claimed it would be more costly for clubs and deter families from attending games. Police were heavily criticised for the botched murder investigation with a report at the time suggesting that the conduct of investigators was 'criminal' after a catalogue of errors. Celtic have a number of very interesting players,” he said. “Joe Hart is a very experienced goalkeeper and Callum McGregor is very difficult to play against.

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The flight home that night, you can imagine how we were all feeling. We ended up topping the group which was magic.