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.
Neymar earns brutal write-up as Celtic nemesis trolled by French media after Neil Lennon spat
dailyrecord.co.ukNeymar has been teased by a leading French newspaper in the wake of his latest run-in with Celtic.It comes after the Premiership champions' nemesis was involved in yet another flashpoint against the Hoops as he became embroiled in a heated exchange with Neil Lennon during the 4-0 friendly win for the Ligue 1 champions.Neymar and the Hoops boss exchanged opinions with the Irishman left angry with what he appeared to think was a soft foul.
The latest incident comes after run-ins with Anthony Ralston and Scott Brown.And Le Parisien couldn't resist a killer one-liner as they noted "the Brazilian still doesn't like having his ankles tickled", in their match report from the Parc des Princes.But they also saluted the 28-year-old's all-action.
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