Lazio were Celtic’s first Italian opponents when the clubs drew 0-0 in Rome in 1950 before a Celtic Park rematch a few months later when Celtic won 4-0. The next four occasions Celtic met Italian teams would all be played on neutral ground, starting with a draw against Bologna on a 1966 preseason tour of the United States, before a notable win against Inter in Lisbon at the end of that season.
Celtic then met Milan four times in 10 months starting in May 1968. It was back to the US for a 1-1 draw, before a rematch a month later in Toronto when goals from Bobby Lennox and Charlie Gallacher won the game. The teams then drew 0-0 in the San Siro before Milan won the return 0-1 at Celtic Park, the first time in eight games against Italian opposition Celtic emerged with a defeat.
Italian champions Fiorentina lost at Celtic Park in 1969 before winning the return game while a year later Celtic drew twice against Bari on a North American tour. Inter and Celtic then met in the 1972 European Cup semi-final, both games finishing goalless, before a nine year wait until the next game against Italian opponents and the first against Juventus. Celtic won at home and lost in Turin.
Three games in four days in July 1993 saw a win over US Carisolo and defeats against Atalanta and Napoli. Four years later Parma and Roma visited Celtic Park, with the home team achieving a draw and win. 2001 saw Celtic’s first Champions League group games and two memorable games against Juventus, losing controversially in Turin before recording a 4-3 win in Glasgow.
Parma lost at Celtic Park in 2002 with Roma beating Celtic in Toronto in 2004. Celtic then embarked on a familiarity drive with Milan, drawing twice at home and losing the corresponding away fixtures in 2004 and 2007. A home win over Parma in summer 2007 briefly interrupted Celtic’s run of Italian fixtures against Milan but the teams met another twice in 2007, Celtic winning at home and losing away.
Celtic lost to Inter in Dublin in 2011 before drawing home and away to Udinese in the same year. Kris Commons scored Celtic’s goal in their most recent match against Italian opponents in a Celtic Park draw last July.
36 games in 63 years, 11 wins, 11 defeats and 14 draws. The team in green and white won the most important one!
Early notice, the CQN Charity Golf Day will take place on Friday, 14 June. More details to follow.
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Goldstar10-are they brothers, Always wondered how he got a column in a national paper.Easily the worst hack in the MSM,and that’s saying something.If his brother is not in a position of power anymore he will get pinged.
Does this mean the patrons of Ibrox will be able to eat eggs benedict again? Assuming the new guy doesn’t call himself The Benedict of course.
KK-What price is he mate :)
Statement from the Vatican
Now that rangers are dead and sevco are in the 3rd division my work is done
Hail Hail
Pope Benny
I’m sure the Pope’s retirement will start a spate of lowlife jokes and e-mails suggesting impropriety and being generated by the knuckledraggers down Govan way and also from @rseholes like Stephen Fry and his ilk.
BALHAMBHOY
Only way to beat a jinx is to play your way through it.
In the 80s,my Dad was always there when we lost important games,always missed the victories. Shiftwork,etc.
That was until we beat Rapid Vienna-really!!!!!!
And he went to the replay…….
Not sure if that’s put yer mind at rest,but it will have my Dad choking on his pint when he reads this,haha!
Pog…..already seen 2 or 3 topics deleted on FF as they were filled with sectarian bile. Even more so than usual for that site.
For the betting bhoys:
Bookmakers Paddy Power have drawn up a list of contenders to replace Benedict. According to them the favourite is Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana (9/4), with Cardinal Marc Ouellet next at 5/2 and Francis Arinze at 7/2. Here is their full list:
9/4 Cardinal Peter Turkson
5/2 Cardinal Marc Ouellet
7/2 Cardinal Francis Arinze
7/1 Archbishop Angelo Scola
10/1 Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga
12/1 Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone
14/1 Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco
16/1 Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio
20/1 Cardinal Leonardo Sandri
25/1 Cardinal Raymond Burke
25/1 Cardinal Cladio Hummes
25/1 Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi
25/1 Cardinal Christoph von Schonborn
33/1 Cardinal Wilfrid Napier
33/1 Cardinal William Levada
33/1 Cardinal Camillo Ruini
33/1 Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera
33/1 Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa
33/1 Cardinal Renato Martino
33/1 Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith
33/1 Archbishop Piero Marini
33/1 Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera
33/1 Cardinal Keith O’Brien
bada bing- they sure are.
Waddell G is a Bairns fan, a genuine one.
Evens – Peter Lawwell
HH
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Breaking News..
Black Smoke seen Above Kirk Braoadfoots Home..
#EggsBennedict
Summa of EasterEggsCSC
Pope resigns.
ATOS claim he’s still ‘fit to work’
“I’m starving, I could eat a horse”
OhWait CSC
KILBOWIE KELT 1137
Canny be worse than Cardinal Sin,hero of the revolution in The Philippines……
KK @ 11:37
Do you mean…
Angelo Scola, Archbishop of Milan?
Steward Regan would like to remind everyone in Scotland that the prophet Malachy predicted the line of Popes since 1143 and the current Pope is the 2nd last one.
Armaggedon anyone?
Would be great if the next Pope is Asian, as most of those men live in countries where the Church regularly faces discrimination and even persecution. Benedict, imo, has been too concerned with Europe. A Korean or Japanese would be my preferred choice.
33/1 for Keith Patrick.
I’m going up to get my ashes at Edinburgh Cathedral on Wednesday. Hopefully get a word and see if he is worth a punt!
LB
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Note to Sevco..
Popes Don’t do Walking Away..
Ooh Wait..!!
Summa
Breaking News ……..Vatican officials have reluctantly agreed to accept a bid from HMRC for Pope Benedict to head up their operation for the Scotland and Northern Ireland regions
Belfast City Council have reacted to the news by raising the Papal Flag above Belfast City Hall and Swiss Guards have been spotted taking up positions outside Glasgow City Chambers where it is rumoured Benedict has taken up the offer of a suite of offices
A Vatican insider has commented ” we are losing our biggest asset at a time of great change however we are sounding out Henrik Larsson as his able replacement ”
The transfer fee is believed to be in the region of one thousand and six hundred and ninety million euros.
Man described as an expert on Vatican Affairs has just said this on Sicilian Radio.
” The likely choice is Cardinal Peter Turkson “
So the pope is giving up the papacy for lent?
LB
GORDON J
I’m sorry,mate. I find the thought of odds being offered on the new Pope to be sacriligious.
After all,Cheltenham is only a matter of weeks away!
Hoping for an indian pope
…………..regarding The Popes career move……………
I hear Saint Peter had a word………………
that is…………”Saint” Peter Lawwell……………..
Sharp!
:)
SSN @ Lennoxtown live next
Ah the ole Indian Pope trick….
Bobby Murdoch
I notice that as well. Since last year, when Lenny was the Scottish public enemy number one (ahead of the Libyan bombers) no one dared criticise a ref. nowadays quite a few folks are critically looking at refereeing standards, it makes me wonder where were these critics when Lenny had voiced his own opinion about the credibility
After wasting decades of his life talking to his invisible friend in the sky with no reply, the Pope finally gives in to rational thought and walks oot.
!!Bada Bing!!
Evens that the word Rangers are mentioned in one of the first 3 questions.
LB
The story won’t break today, the quiet before the storm
SSN saying Pope Sami winning his fitness battle to face Juve
Celtic coming up on SSN shortly
I’m Neil Lennon (tamrabam)
Everytime a supporter of any club moans to me about referee’s I throw up the point about the referee boycott.
The clubs in Scotland had their chance to do something about the refereeing in this country and did not support us. They have had their chance. They can have no compliants!
LB
Jeezo this UEFA site is slow :)
Interesting story from exactly a year ago:
http://m.guardiannews.com/world/2012/feb/10/plot-kill-pope-italian-media
LIVIBHOY
a very valid point, they all had their chance, and most of them turned their back
they now stand alone
O.g has the pope stole your thunder?