People say that The best thing about Celtic is that what is a subsidiary today will be the first team tomorrow. With that philosophy, the Glasgow club managed to become a historical club in Europe, respected both on the pitch – where he managed to win the 1967 Champions League, the victors have since been called the Lisbon Lions, as well as 53 Scottish Premierships, 41 Scottish Cups and 21 League Cups – and off, where the idiosyncrasy of his fans goes beyond sports. Thus, it seems that Athletic treasures many things in common with what will be his fourth rival of preseason. Both sets, almost analogous, will face each other tomorrow (7:30 p.m.) at Celtic Park or, as the most staunch call it: Paradise. An Eden with capacity for 60,000 soccer fans. However, It will not be the first friendly that they star in since in 2011 the trajectory of both clubs converged in San Mamés in a match in favor of Biscayan football that ended without goals (0-0) but which dispensed with the fraternization between the rojiblanca social mass and the Green Brigade.
If Athletic and Celtic are proud to share something, it is from the firm loyalty that his players profess to his shield. on one side, Iker Muniain and Oscar de Marcos, both with the possibility of reaching 15 seasons with the rojiblanco club; in the other one, Billy McNeill, the legendary captain who played 822 games over 18 seasons and who raised the Orejona of 67 – he posthumously received the One Club Men award in 2019 -. Or, to give a more current example: James Forrest. In fact, this meeting, framed within the commemorative acts of the 125th anniversary of Athletic, It will also serve as an excuse to honor the figure of the Scottish winger, who recently renewed with Celtic until 2025 after playing a total of 464 official matches (102 goals).
It is also said that Celtic is the pride of Ireland, even though they play in the Scottish league. Because it is a club of tradition, of customs that have remained almost inert since it was founded in 1887 by brother Walfrid, a priest seeking to raise funds for Irish immigrants –and Catholics– from Glasgow. Since then, the club has been a religious symbol and a political agent. In fact, his hobby is always linked to Catholicism and Irish nationalism; that even in some parties he dared to wave flags in favor of Basque independence or against the Windsor family minutes before the recent coronation of Carlos II.
2023-07-31 07:55:17
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