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 snubs Sky Sports interview after Andy Walker 'spreading lies' row
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon declined to be interviewed by Sky Sports on Wednesday night after a furious war of words with Andy Walker. The Irishman was incandescent on Monday when he raged against the Scottish Government, the SFA and pundits over the flak he and his club has copped for going to Dubai on a winter training camp.
He called out Walker, who had launched an impassioned tirade over the trip, labelling it a "jolly". Lennon demanded an apology from the pundit and banned them from talking to himself or his players.
But although he refused to talk to Sky, Celtic players were later interviewed by the broadcaster. He raged earlier in the week: “I want an apology from him.
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