Giorgos Samaras of Celtic (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Celtic have been at the top of the Scottish Premier League standings all season and they haven't looked back. For the second straight season, the club have clinched first place and will once again compete in the Champions League next season.
Sebastian Giovinco of Juventus-Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images
Celtic FC have already climbed one massive hurdle in the 2012-13 Champions League by finishing second in their very tough group and qualifying for the knock-out phase. Their excellent group stage performance was, of course, highlighted by a stunning 2-1 victory over Catalan giants Barcelona at Celtic Park.
Scottish Premier League champions Celtic FC have followed this summer's release of their latesthomeand away kits with that of a Nike 125th Anniversary commemorative shirt. THe new Bhoys kit is...
Scottish Premier League champions Celtic FC have followed last week's release of their new home kit
with that of their Nike 2012/13 125th Anniversary away uniform. According to the Bhoys'...
Recently crowned Scottish Premier League Champions Celtic FC have unveiled their Nike 2012/13 home
kit. The new uniform is also The Bhoys' 125th Anniversary kit. According the the Celtic website:...
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Paul Clark of Duff Phelps, the Rangers administrators, is strongly critical of the decision to
impose a transfer embargo on the club and he is absolutely beside himself that his old work
colleague Craig Whyte has been fined and banned for life from Scottish football.
As usual, it was a fierce and heated battle in the Old Firm derby.
While the Scottish Premier League title race is over (Celtic have a commanding 18 point lead),
there was much at stake. It was a match which saw three red cards and drastic momentum swings.
Rangers would start off strong as Sone Aluko made it 1-0 in the 11th minute.
The Old Firm derby, more news on Fabrice Muamba, Sir Alex hits back at Man City, and Kenny
Dalgish talks about Liverpool's goal scoring troubles lead today's top stories. Links for all
stories below will open in a new window.
Sir Alex Ferguson hits back at rivals Man City (ESPNSoccernet)
Updates on Fabrice Muamba and his road to recovery (The Guardian)
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish needs to be more clinical in front of goalÂ
(Liverpool Official Website)
A preview of the weekend's upcoming EPL fixtures (Sky Sports)
A preview of the Old Firm derby, Rangers v Celtic in the SPLÂ (Sky Sports)
Celtic v Inverness Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds SPL 11 February 2012 - The
90th Minute Soccer Blog
Celtic have not lost a league match since early October as they host 10th place Inverness in the
Scottish Premier League. The match will take place at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday,
February 11, 2012.
Scottish soccer powerhouse Celtic FC have unveiled their Nike 2011/12 away kit for next season's
Scottish Premier League and domestic cup campaigns. It will be available at World Soccer Shop. The
new jersey's release follows that of the Celtic Nike 11/12 third or international kit in May.
According to a press release from Nike: Nike today unveiled [.
Victor Wanyama of Celtic (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Manchester United continue to look for new added value to their squad as the January transfer window gets closer to the end. Reports of Wilfried Zaha's move to Old Trafford have appeared to spark renewed interest of the club in making last minute deals.
Last year around this time, when the Union lined up Celtic FC and Manchester United a week
apart, the break from the MLS regular season seemed a welcome one. Philadelphia was sputtering in
the middle of its inaugural campaign, the baby steps they had been making beginning to take their
physical and emotional toll.
Snoop Lion is weighing up the possibility of buying "enough of a percentage to get me on" the Celtic board so he can be "heard," hetold the Daily Record last week. Some will dismiss this as manufactured publicity, but 'tis a real possibility, Kickettes. "I didn't catch the whole [Celtic vs] Barcelona game but I [.
Tocommemoratethe history and heritage of Celtic FC, inparticularthe ‘Lisbon Lions' who won the 1967 European Cup against Inter Milan in Portugal, Nike launched a kit to honour the club's 125th anniversary. They kept the strip simple, but the hint of boldness is inspired by Celtic's first derby against Rangers, a match globally known as the Old Firm derby.
PSP photographer Paul Rudderow was on hand for Saturday's final game of the World Football
Challenge 2012 as Real Madrid CF took on Celtic FC. On a sweltering afternoon at Lincoln Financial
Field both teams played hard but Madrid came out with the 2-0 victory.
For anyone who was asleep for the whole of last week, you missed probably one of the biggest
stories in recent sporting history. Rangers FC were sent into administration because of an overdue
tax bill which stretched back to over 11 years ago. And although Rangers Chief Executive Craig
Whyte stated how this is not the end for Rangers, it can be deemed as somewhat wishful
thinking.
Enjoy this fantastic clip of these two teams, at war since 1888. This video in part chronicles the struggle of Celtic Football Club to maintain supremacy against Rangers. This is The Old Firm A Celtic Story.
Legendary rock start Rod Stewart has no shame in expressing his love for football and his Celtics. A day after celebrating their 125th anniversary, Celtic earned what is being hailed as one of the club's greatest ever victories in a 2-1 Champions League win against Barcelona. The occasion proved to be all too much for long-time Celtic supporter Rod Stewart to handle and after the final whistle blew, he wiped up tears of joy as he watched from the stands.
Gary Hooper of Celtic (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)
Celtic goal scorer Gary Hooper looks as though he could be headed away from Parkhead this January as contract talks continue to stall between the player and the club. According to reports from TalkSport on Oct. 12, 2012 it seems that Merseyside based club Liverpool could be potential suitors or the striker in the coming transfer window.
World Football Challenge Major League Soccer (MLS) mentioned.
The news we've been waiting for MLS and CAA Sports, organizers of the WFC, have revealed the
broadcast partners for each event in the latest edition of the international soccer series. The
World Football Challenge is a series of matches between MLS squads and visiting international teams
along with some international friendlies.
Liverpool FC might be coming to Fenway Park next summer. The Boston Globe reports the Reds are in
talks with Italian club AS Roma about playing a preseason friendly at the historic park in late
June or early July.
"Throughout its 100-year history, Fenway Park has seen some of the best in athletic competition,"
Fenway Sports Management president Sam Kennedy said.
Underfire managers and new beginnings... Bolton Wanderers Gary Megson and Sammy Lee were sacked for
better starts to a season at the Reebok. Owen Coyle may have persuaded fans initially that he could
be the eventual replacement for Sam Allardyce's success, but the wheels have come off rather
spectacularly.
Ian Macnicol/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) Since his arrival last summer, Honduran International
Emilio Izaquirre has made quite an impression on Scottish football as a Hoop, and on the world of
football in general.
The left-back was highly linked with Liverpool during the January transfer window, and he again is
in the press as one of the best choices for the Reds to fill the boots of chronically injured Fabio
Aurelio, and out classed outcast Paul Konchesky.
Part one left off at the start the Second World War. Part two picks up with the first
friendly in Philadelphia after the war, beginning with Liverpool's tour of the States in
1946.
Friendlies in Philadelphia following the Second World War: 1946-1960
The 1946-1947 Liverpool FC starting XI
The first international club team to travel the US after the Second World War was Liverpool FC,
who toured the US from May 11 until June 12 of 1946.
Defending Swedish Allsvenskan champions Helsingborgs IF (usually referred to as Helsingborg and
HIF) will meet Celtic FC in the Playoff Round of the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League on Tuesday at...
The playoff round is the final hurdle for teams hoping to join the group stages of the UEFA
Champions League. Some of the hopeful teams like  Luxembourg's F91 Dudelange started way back on
the 10th of July with the First Qualification Round, making it all the way to the Third
Qualification Round before being overpowered by NK Maribor of Slovenia.
The Revolution acquired Juan Toja (right) via the Allocation Process on Monday. (Photo: Getty
Images)
After bypassing goalkeeper Luis Robles earlier this month, the Revolution used the top spot in
the Allocation Process to acquire two-time MLS All-Star Juan Toja on Monday.
Toja, who signed with MLS last week after a spell with Greek side Aris Thessaloniki, earned
All-Star honors in 2007 and 2008 as memeber of FC Dallas.
Honduras was already going to be without a number of regulars for its friendly against the
United States on Saturday, but a recent development means that Los Catrachos will be even more
shorthanded than previously thought.
Stoke City defensive midfielder Wilson Palacios has had to withdraw from Honduras' roster due to
a knee injury, according to reports from Honduras, and he won't take on the U.
Greece Euro 2012 Squad and Preview - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Greece have been relatively stable in European football in the last decade, and while they're
not expected to repeat their performances of 2004 they will harbour legitimate aims of progressing
out of Group A.
One surprise name included in their Euro 2012 is that of Kostas Fortounis.
The passing of Dennis Marshall didn't only affect Costa Rican players. It also affected
Marshall's teammates at Aalborg BK, and one American paid tribute to the late defender this
weekend.
Chris Rolfe honored his former teammate with the game-winning goal in Aalborg's home-opener, a
2-1 win versus AGF Aarhus.
As has been previously described on the PSP, the friendly has historically been an important
opportunity for the transmission of new football tactics. It's also a great way for clubs and
federations to make some money and for hitherto unknown players to be seen by top clubs. From the
fan's perspective, the friendly is often a rare opportunity to see top flight international soccer
and also serves as an important community builder, whether those communities are ethnic groups that
identify with particular international clubs or the soccer community as a whole.
The Champions League returns Tuesday and there is a story overshadowing the games
FOX's decision to throw Gus Johnson into the deep end next week with the Champions League match between Real Madrid and Manchester United sends a strong message to its hardcore soccer base who have been watching the Premier League on FOX Soccer for 15 consecutive years — we don't care about you anymore.
As expected, Mario Martinez has been named to Honduras' roster for a pair of World Cup
qualifiers on Sept. 7 and 11. As a result, the Seattle Sounders midfielder will miss at least the
home game against Chivas USA on Sept. 8 and is probably questionable for the Sept. 15 game at the
Portland Timbers.
With Scottish players making moves to MLS, and Celtic soon to be playing Real Madrid at the Linc,
PSP looks at Philadelphia's history of players from the land of heather.
Chelsea has called Stamford Bridge home since 1905, but it could be looking to secure a new
place to play after recent actions by the club's executives.
The club does not own the pitch and stands at the stadium, which are instead have been owned by
the Chelsea Pitch Owners since 1993 in an effort to make sure that the grounds wouldn't be bought
by property developers, according to the BBC.
A tribute to Joe Ledley to the tune of Johnny Cash's 'Ring of Fire' by some kids in
Thailand. "The Thai Tims" - have been posting songs, such as the homage to midfielder Joe
Ledley in the video below, to help raise awareness and money for the Good Child Foundation
charity.
The link between the charity, Celtic FC, and the schoolchilden, was forged when a 19-year-old
called Reamonn Gormley from Lanarkshire in Scotland was tragically stabbed to
death near his home earlier this year.
