Scottish Premiership clubs have been busy making additions to their squads ahead of the league season kicking off next weekend. After a relatively tight race last season, Celtic and Rangers have been refreshing their squads as they prepare to go head-to-head for the title again. Elsewhere, Aberdeen and Hibernian have...
Japanese centre-back Ko Itakura is once again being linked with a move to Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic. A target last summer during Postecoglou’s first transfer window, Itakura is believed to be back on the Parkhead club’s radar following a successful loan spell in the Bundesliga 2 with Schalke 04. Schalke 04...
In recent years, things haven’t gone well enough at Celtic Park. Under the management of Neil Lennon, a 25-point gap opened up between the Hoops and Steven Gerrard’s Rangers, culminating in their bitter rivals earning the 2020/21 title. However, within just months of Rangers’ Premiership win, many things have changed as...
Last Sunday, we had another Old Firm Derby as Celtic faced Rangers for the fifth time this season - and they should be very familiar with each other now. It is almost like an “end game” for Giovanni van Bronckhorst because his side sit second in the table with a...
The Old Firm derby is always the biggest clash in Scottish football. In this midweek, Celtic took on Rangers at Celtic Park in a potential title decider as the race has been very tight in these months. Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side only had a two-point lead before the match and...
Daizen Maeda (173cm/5’8”, 68kg/150lbs) is currently the top scorer in one of the most successful football divisions in Asia — Japan’s J1 League, where he plays primarily as a right-footed left-winger but occasionally as a centre-forward for second-placed Yokohama F Marinos under former EPL and EFL Championship centre-back, Kevin Muscat....
David Turnbull has a story that is one of utter redemption and inspiration, as you might have heard already. As a 19-year-old he scored 15 times and placed 4 assists in the 2018/19 season, all but earning himself a move to Celtic Park. However, a freak scenario transpired where a...
Lately, in the Croatian media, there has been a lot of talk about whether Kristijan Lovrić deserves a call-up to the national team, and Zlatko Dalić decided to heed some of those calls and add him to the squad, largely because Ivan Perišić was not allowed to leave Italy due...
Bayer Leverkusen were more active in the winter transfer period than many European teams. Timothy Fosu-Mensah from Manchester United and Demarai Gray from Leicester City were signed from the Premier League, while Jeremie Frimpong was purchased from the Scottish Premiership. Frimpong was the most expensive acquisition – on the longest...
It was second from the top versus second from the bottom clash in the Scottish Premiership as Neil Lennon’s men could leap above rivals Rangers for a couple of hours at least as they traveled to Perth to take on a St. Johnstone side that has lost their last two...
With the 2019/20 Scottish Premiership campaign now over and with the new date for the start of the 2020/21 season on the horizon, each of the clubs will be looking back and evaluating their team's performance looking at areas to improve upon/work on before the start of the new season....
Celtic have dominated their domestic league for the last decade. Winning the league offers the chance to compete at top European competitions. However, to compete at the European stage, Celtic had to bring in quality players at a relatively low price, which met their tight budget constraints. Between 2010 and...
The halfway point of the season is a good point to reflect on player performances so far, with an eye to possible transfers in the summer. Last season, I wrote a series of articles for TFA Magazine examining defenders, midfielders, and forwards that clubs may target as they look to...
The third matchday of the UEFA Europa League group stage brought together Celtic and Lazio for a high-profile clash. Celtic came into the group as leaders and looking to beat their biggest threats for the top spot. Lazio would be aiming to build on their win over Rennes and grab...
"Qualifying for the Champions League is almost as good as winning a trophy as far as I'm concerned." - Neil Lennon Typically candid words from the Celtic boss were left ringing in his player's ears as they were greeted by a raucous Bosnian crowd on Tuesday night. In the way...
Even though the Championship is already decided, this weekend’s Old Firm Derby was exciting as always. This time though the excitement was purely caused by tactical measures the coaches had taken. In terms of intensity and fighting spirit, a drop off was obvious, which is also underlined by only two...
During the summer, Filip Benkovic was attracting interest from the likes of Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund. The Croatian defender opted for a move to Leicester City, before immediately joining Celtic on a season-long loan. Still just 21, he is seen as one of the most promising central defenders in European...
For the first time during their seven-year run as champions, Celtic are in danger of relinquishing the title. The 1-0 defeat to Rangers on 29 December ensured that the Old Firm duo would be level atop the Scottish Premiership entering 2019. Both sides have since bulked up their respective squads...
One of the biggest rivalries in world football was on show on the 29th of December, The Old Firm. This was a tale of the two giants of Scottish football. Celtic have absolutely dominated Rangers in the recent past, with their last defeat coming more than six years ago. A novice...
This match analysis was first featured on our dedicated Red Bull football site, redbullanalysis.com. RasenBallsport Leipzig (RB Leipzig) dominated Celtic F.C side in the last round of Europa League matches. The Scottish champions came into the game knowing that only a win would keep their hopes of qualification alive. Prior to...
