Glasgow (AFP) – Jota produced a moment of class as Celtic launched the defence of their Scottish Premiership title with a 2-0 win at home to Aberdeen on Sunday. Celtic centre-back Stephen Welsh headed the Hoops in front in the third minute to the delight of the Glasgow giants' fans at Parkhead. But although a […]

London (AFP) – Scottish champions Celtic signed Australia midfielder Aaron Mooy on a free transfer and German defender Moritz Jenz on loan from Lorient on Tuesday. Former Brighton midfielder Mooy agreed a one-year contract with the Hoops after leaving Chinese club Shanghai Port earlier this year. The 31-year-old, who had a spell in Scotland's top-flight […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Portuguese winger Jota said Celtic will only get better in Ange Postecoglou's second season in charge after making his move from Benfica permanent on Friday. The 23-year-old scored 13 goals on loan from the Portuguese giants last season as Postecoglou won the Scottish Premiership and League Cup in his first season in […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Scottish champions Celtic rounded off their season with a 6-0 hammering of Motherwell at Parkhead on Saturday. The Glasgow giants sealed their 10th Premiership title in 11 seasons at Dundee United on Wednesday and with a title party at home guaranteed, they celebrated in style. Japanese striker Kyogo Furuhashi scored twice in […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic are champions of Scotland for a 10th time in 11 years, but for a club used to winning there has seldom been a more unexpected triumph. The Hoops were a club in crisis less than a year ago. Rangers had demolished their quest for a record 10th consecutive Scottish title by […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic virtually guaranteed a 52nd Scottish league title by coming from behind to beat Hearts 4-1 on Saturday. Ange Postecoglou's men move nine points clear of Europa League finalists Rangers, who have three games left to play. But Celtic's 22-goal superior goal difference means they realistically do not even need another point […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic closed in on the Scottish Premiership title as Kyogo Furuhashi marked his first start in four months with the opening goal in a 2-0 win at Ross County. Jota forced home the second for Ange Postecoglou's men late on to restore a six-point lead over Rangers with four games to play. […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers shrugged off the loss of Leon Balogun to a first-half red card to close the gap on Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a 3-1 win at Motherwell. Liam Kelly's own goal put the visitors in front at Fir Park before Balogun lunged into a challenge on Dean […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Kenny Dalglish has said the return of top scorer Kyogo Furuhashi will give Celtic an additional boost ahead of their Scottish Cup semi-final with arch Glasgow rivals Rangers. Celtic head into this weekend's Hampden Park clash buoyed by a recent 2-1 win at Rangers' Ibrox ground that saw the Hoops go six […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic inflicted Rangers' first home league defeat for two years to close in on regaining the Scottish Premiership title with a 2-1 win at Ibrox on Sunday. Ange Postecoglou's men extended their lead at the top of the table to six points and a much superior goal difference with just six games […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Giorgos Giakoumakis scored his second hat-trick in five games as Celtic moved six points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a 4-0 thrashing of 10-man Ross County on Saturday. The Hoops had the points wrapped up within 26 minutes as Giakoumakis headed home Jota's cross at the far post, thrashed […]

London (AFP) – Crystal Palace completed the signing of French under-21 international Odsonne Edouard from Celtic for a reported initial fee of £15 million ($21 million)ahead of Tuesday's transfer deadline. The Eagles were eager to improve their attacking options after scoring just twice in new manager Patrick Vieira's first three Premier League games. Edouard had […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers survived the absence of manager Steven Gerrard and several players due to a coronavirus outbreak to beat Celtic 1-0 at Ibrox in the first Old Firm derby of the season on Sunday. Swedish defender Filip Helander scored the only goal of a tight contest to condemn Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou to […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Leicester City will face Napoli in this season's Europa League, while Celtic found themselves in a tough section alongside Bayer Leverkusen and Real Betis in Friday's draw for the group stage. As well as Napoli, Leicester will play Spartak Moscow and Legia Warsaw in Group C as they look to do better […]

London (AFP) – Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou does not know if Japanese international Kyogo Furuhashi has been affected by the racist abuse he received but he is "good to go" for Thursday's Europa League play-off second leg meeting with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. Furuhashi was targeted in a song by fans from Celtic's bitter rivals […]