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’s agent blasts trolls who secretly filmed ex-Celtic manager at English pub
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon’s agent has hit out at trolls who secretly filmed the ex-Celtic manager in an English pub, sparking a police probe.Martin Reilly said Lennon had been harassed and verbally abused for hours during a business lunch before being covertly recorded at a hotel.Footage of an argument involving the former Parkhead boss, who looked under the influence of alcohol, has gone viral on social media platforms.It led to police opening up an investigation into whether he had breached cross-border Covid-19 rules by going to Carlisle’s Halston Hotel with Glasgow Rocks basketball team owner Duncan Smillie.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter.
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