Despite no Celtic first-team football this weekend there are still chances to watch the famous green and white in action.
Celtic FC Women take on Gintra in a massive Women’s Champions League clash on Saturday afternoon after coming through the first part of qualifying successfully earlier this week.
In England, plenty of Celtic fans are also expected at Old Trafford to watch a legends side take on their Manchester United counterparts with ticket proceeds donated to charity.
Georgios Samaras, Emilio Izaguirre and Gary Hooper are just some of the former Celtic stars competing for the Bhoys and the Premier League side have now also confirmed their full squad.
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Goalkeepers: Anders Lindegaard, Raimond van der Gouw, Kevin Pilkington.
Defenders: Antonio Valencia, Danny Simpson, Phil Bardsley, Mikael Silvestre, Ronny Johnsen, Danny Pugh.
Midfielders: Darren Fletcher, Paul Scholes, Karel Poborsky, Nicky Butt, Eric Djemba-Djemba, Michael Carrick, Chris Eagles, Luke Chadwick.
Forwards: Fraizer Campbell, Danny Webber, Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov.
Wayne Rooney has stated in recent months that Celtic are the one club he wished he’d played for in his career, so it’ll be a big day for him, while Darren Fletcher is also a noted Bhoys fan.
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Paul Lambert will be in the Celtic dugout opposite Bryan Robson and while the full squad list has yet to be communicated we do know many of the Bhoys stars taking part.
Charlie Mulgrew, Stiliyan Petrov, Barry Robson and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink were confirmed as part of the initial fixture announcement.
We also know that Georgios Samaras, Emilio Izaguirre, Darren O’Dea, Simon Donnelly, Artur Boruc, Jonny Hayes, Efe Ambrose, Stephen McManus, Joe Ledley, Mikael Lustig, Gary Hooper, Kelvin Wilson and Lukasz Zaluska will all be joining them.
Petrov said of the occasion: “I look forward to playing in these games and to see all those players again. Not many of us see each other because everybody lives in different parts of the world, different places. So it’s a great pleasure to meet up again, share old stories, have a good laugh and enjoy a beer.
“I think both sets of fans will be expecting to win. Obviously Celtic now have a team that is a bit younger which is good. And you seen that with the Dortmund game, it was very competitive, so I expect the same against Manchester United.”
Proceeds from the match will go towards supporting youngsters across Manchester and beyond, helping the Manchester United Foundation to continue its community work and improving the lives of thousands of young people. Support will also be provided to Celtic FC Foundation, to help in its mission to alleviate poverty in Glasgow and further afield.
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