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.
Albian Ajeti rubbishes Celtic 'dive' claims as defiant striker sends pointed 'call me what you want' message to pundits
dailyrecord.co.ukAlbian Ajeti brushed off claims he dived to win a penalty against Kilmarnock.The Celtic striker was cleared following appeal after the SFA cited him for simulation during last week's Premiership clash at Rugby Park.Ajeti went down under pressure from keeper Colin Doyle during the visitors' 4-0 victory in Ayrshire.Partick Thistle defender and pundit Richard Foster branded his tumble "a con" while Charlie Nicholas insisted there was "no contact" from Doyle.But Celtic boss Neil Lennon vigorously defended the 23-year-old and Tuesday's SFA tribunal returned a "not proven" verdict.Speaking on Thursday, Ajeti insists accusations he went down too easily are wide of the mark.He said: "Yeah, I was a bit surprised.
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