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.
Leigh Griffiths makes Celtic 'rise up' vow as axed striker points to Rocky Balboa inspiration
dailyrecord.co.ukLeigh Griffiths has vowed to prove a point to "those who doubt" as he responded to the decision to drop him from the pre-season squad.
The 29-year-old has been told to remain at Lennoxtown while the rest of Neil Lennon 's squad head to France for a pre-season tournament, after he reported back overweight following the shutdown.
Celtic will face Nice, Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain in the coming days but Griffiths won't be part of that as he looks to regain full fitness.
On Sunday night the Celtic hero broke his silence, sharing a motivational quote from Sylvester Stallone's 'Rocky' franchise.
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