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.
Philippe Clement bites back at Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers and Fabio Silva snipers as he rails against 'diver' claims
dailyrecord.co.ukFurious Philippe Clement has rounded on Fabio Silva's critics - claiming he won’t stand for opponents branding his player a diver.
The Rangers manager hit back after Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers and former Hoops stars Neil Lennon and Chris Sutton accused Silva of conning the officials to win a penalty in Sunday’s powderkeg Old Firm draw.
Clement says “people with coloured glasses” are creating a narrative around the 21-year-old who was booked for simulation by John Beaton before VAR intervened and the referee over-turned his initial call.
And he returned fire by claiming there are culprits in opposition ranks who hit the deck far too often.Celtic have since written to the SFA seeking clarification on the decision while Rodgers, after the match, claimed Silva had simulated the foul after a challenge from Alistair Johnston.
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