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.
Neil Lennon delivers killer Rangers title one-liner as Celtic boss shuts down Chris Sutton
dailyrecord.co.ukDefiant Neil Lennon has shut down pal Chris Sutton and insists he would never gift anything to Rangers as both teams anxiously wait for a title verdict.
Celtic currently sit 13 points clear of the Ibrox side with the game in lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic - raising questions over the conclusion of the 19/20 season.
The Premiership champions are adamant they should be announced as champions if the season cannot be completed.But that's not a view shared across the city with Rangers insisting any attempt to finish the season without fulfilling all 38 fixtures would be a breach of sporting integrity.And matters have been complicated further with UEFA urging governing bodies for each European nation to make their own decisions.
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