Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City.
Lennon moved to Scottish club Celtic in 2000, where he made over 200 appearances and was appointed captain in 2005. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England and played for Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers. Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals. Lennon was appointed manager of Celtic in March 2010, initially in a caretaker capacity after the departure of Tony Mowbray.
Neil Lennon as he railed against the "self-inflicted" problems caused by the trip to Dubai. The Sky Sports was the target of the Celtic manager's ire after describing the mid-season training camp as "a jolly".
Chief executive Peter Lawwell apologised for the trip but the manager insisted there was nothing to reproach his squad at a fiery press conference.
Lennon called on the former Parkhead player to apologise as he accused him of spreading lies about his squad. Lennon refused to speak to Sky Sports ahead of the clash with Livingston having been unhappy with the coverage but Walker was given the chance to have his say.
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