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.
Celtic hit with new UEFA fine as governing body fire warning to Neil Lennon
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic have been hit with a €15,000 (£13,327) fine after being found responsible for the late kick-off in their round of 32 clash with FC Copenhagen in Denmark.
The Hoops have been punished after UEFA decided they were the guilty party while Celtic boss Neil Lennon has been censured by the governing body over the incident.
Celtic were also warned by UEFA over their kit for the second leg clash a week later. UEFA’s charge was for ‘oversized manufacturer identification’, which goes against UEFA’s equipment regulations.They decided to warn the Scottish champions over their future conduct meaning they could be punished in future if they repeat the offence.Celtic have regularly fallen foul of UEFA's disciplinary committee in recent years,
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