Benfica have completed their fourth signing of the summer by agreeing a one-year loan deal for Spanish winger Jose Antonio Reyes. The 24-year-old makes the move from Atletico Madrid, with the Lisbon club also having the option to buy the player at the end of his loan spell. Benfica coach Quique Sanchez Flores continues to […]
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Transfer Update: Reyes to Benfica, Crosas to Celtic, Cuellar to Villa
August 12th, 2008 · Comments · ac milan, benfica, celtic fc, champions league, portsmouth, rangers fc, transfers, uefa cup
Tags: carlos cuellar·dario simic·luke young·marc crosas·nicky shorey·stephane mbia·younes kaboul
Book Review: Jinky
July 28th, 2008 · Comments · celtic, celtic fc, football books
Champions League Talk was recently sent a copy of “Jinky: The Jimmy Johnstone Story” written by Jim Black and I was given the honour of reviewing it.
Jinky, born James Connolly Johnstone, was a dynamic winger that played for the Celtic side that won nine Scottish championships in a row between 1966 and 1974. He was […]
Tags: celtic·jimmy johnstone·jinky johnstone·lisbon lions
Celtic capture SPL crown
May 23rd, 2008 · Comments · SPL, celtic fc, rangers fc, scottish premier league
Celtic claimed their third successive Scottish Premier League title after they defeated Dundee United 1-0 and Old Firm rivals Rangers lost 2-0 to Aberdeen. For Rangers it is a bitter end to a campaign which had promised so much right until the very end. Counting all competitions, it was Rangers’ 67th match of the season […]
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