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.
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dailyrecord.co.ukcoronavirus crisis.The Parkhead players agreed to slash salaries in the wake of the football shutdown and the situation is due to be reviewed next week.Neil Lennon’s side are back training and gearing up for the proposed start of the new season on August 1 – but there is an understanding the game in Scotland has taken a major hit.Holyrood chiefs have given hope some fans will be allowed to return within weeks but the campaign could still kick off behind closed doors and numbers may be restricted for months.McGregor said: “The financial situation Scottish clubs find themselves in right now is really tough.“Everyone is trying to make sure we have a game to come back to in August.
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