Billy McNeill erected in his hometown has smashed its £70,000 fundraising target.The Billy McNeill Commemoration Committee launched their campaign for a statue in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, following his death last year.The group set themselves a two-year target to raise the necessary funds but have reached the total in just 14 months.They plan to erect the bronze sculpture of McNeill, who was nicknamed Cesar, in May next year on the 54th anniversary of the Lisbon Lions lifting the European Cup in 1967.Announcing the news online, they said: "The StatueForCesar campaign has generated fantastic support not only from Bellshill and Mossend but also surrounding towns and villages as well as further afield in Scotland and internationally."Many.
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