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 respond to Scottish Government as club reveals executive 'approved' Dubai trip
dailyrecord.co.ukSFA to "look into" the training camp in the Emirati city, on the same day First Minister Nicola Sturgeon introduced new national lockdown measures.
The guidance is now for people to stay at home and only make essential journeys but professional sports teams have been granted special travel dispensation - a privilege the Government said could be revoked if clubs are found to "abuse" it.
However the Parkhead club have now responded through a statement of their own, insisting the Government and the SPFL and SFA's Joint Response Group signed off on the trip back in November.
Celtic also highlight that Neil Lennon and his team flew out to Dubai on Saturday, days before Sturgeon's bombshell announcement.
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