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.
Celtic slapped with UEFA fine after 'improper conduct' infringement in Lille clash
dailyrecord.co.ukEuropa League tie at Lille. The Scottish Premiership champions have been charged under Article 15(4) of the governing body for European football's rules, citing "improper conduct of the team".
Neil Lennon's side led 2-0 at half-time against the Ligue 1 side through two Mohamed Elyounoussi strikes but Mehmet Celik and Nanitamo Ikone managed to rescue a point for the home side.
A total of five Celtic players were carded in the continental clash, with Scott Bain, Diego Laxalt, Moi Elyounoussi, Olivier Ntcham and Albian Ajeti all finding their way into North Macedonian referee Aleksandar Stavrev's book.
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