A football club in the Scottish Premier League, Glasgow-based Celtic F.C. was founded in 1888 by an Irish Marist brother named Brother Walfrid originally from County Sligo. Celtic came to represent Catholicism and is a favorite of many in the Republic of Ireland. They have a fierce rivalry known as the "Old Firm" with crosstown team Rangers F.C. and the clashes between fans the two have had Catholic vs. Protestant overtowns in the past. Celtic won the European Cup in 1967. They won the Scottish league 44 times, first in 1893 and most recently in 2006. Notable Celtic greats include Jimmy McGrory, Bobby Lennox, Henrik Larsson, Stevie Chalmers, Jimmy Quinn, Billy McNeill, Paul McStay, Danny McGrain and Pat Bonner.
Sir Alex Ferguson was satisfied after titleholders Manchester United FC were drawn with familiar faces Celtic FC and Villarreal CF as well as an unknown quantity in Aalborg BK.
Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:46:04 GMTUEFA Champions League holders Manchester United FC will begin the defence of their trophy in Group E against Spain's Villarreal CF, British rivals Celtic FC and Aalborg BK from Denmark.
Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:01:18 GMTUEFA Champions League players Deco, Aiden McGeady, Bruno Alves and Adriano are the latest batch of stars to offer their advice to you on the UEFA Training Ground.
Publ.Date : Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:31:04 GMTWith time running out before the transfer window closes, Manchester United hope to engineer a breakthrough in their pursuit of Dimitar Berbatov in the next 48 hours.
Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:36:03 GMTEnglish sides dominate the top seedings as 32 clubs await the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League group stage draw, which will be streamed live on uefa.com from Monaco.
Publ.Date : Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:22:09 GMT
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Celtic is pronounced "Seltik" similarly to the NBA's
Boston Celtics.
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