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 rips European Super League 'embarrassment' as former Celtic boss weighs in
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon has slammed the European Super League after the breakaway division fell apart on Tuesday. Both Chelsea and Manchester City have pulled out of the derided cash-grab from 12 European heavyweights with the division hanging by a thread.
Manchester United chairman Ed Woodward has resigned in the wake of the set-up falling to pieces. It would have left European Cup Winners Celtic boxed out of the elite competition along with a host of big name clubs.
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