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Rodgers: Celtic still have work to do in window

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Manager looking to add to squad as Scots get ready to take on Ajax in Italy 24 Jul 2025 - Herald Sport Findlay Brown Football writer BRENDAN RODGERS says Celtic still have work to do in the transfer market as his side landed in Italy for the inaugural Como Cup . The friendly competition sees Celtic face Ajax in one semi-final, with Como 1907 and Al-Ahli in the other. The Celtic manager says there is no such thing as an exhibition match for the Glasgow club. “Pre-season is designed to develop your football fitness, but I say it to the players, when you’re a big club like Celtic, there’s never a friendly; they are always tests for you ,” he said. “We didn’t dominate last year; we won two out of three trophies . So we believe we can be even better this season on the domestic front.” Since returning from their summer break, Celtic have recorded four wins and one loss, including an emphatic 4-0 victory over Newcastle at home. The Parkhead manager was asked if the time has allowed him to ti...

BRENDAN SIGNINGS ARE ALL MINE

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BRENDAN Rodgers insists he’s in charge of all Celtic signings and understands fans’ itch for new arrivals.  WARM-UP Rodgers gears up for friendly against Ajax in Como tonight Rodgers: I call the shots when it comes to new Bhoys – and I hear the fans loud and clea 24 Jul 2025 - Daily Record FROM MICHAEL GANNON IN COMO The Parkhead boss has shot down suggestions of a difference between club signings and his targets. And while Rodgers described new boys Shin Yamada, Hayato Inamura and Callum Osmand as part of the club’s long-term strategy, he made it clear he has the final say on all signings – plus focused on landing players ready to make an instant impact. Rodgers said: “It’s pretty straightforward. There will be players within our recruitment team that are not just for now but for the future . Clearly, I’ll look at those players and assess – and see if those players can come in and play. “Then there will be other players we specifically need . It’s still very much joined up. I su...

CALMAC FEELING BOSSY

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Car journey with gaffer has skipper thinking about what’s down the track "I think everyone now knows, if they didn’t before, what this means to me"    - CALLUM McGREGOR on his tears after losing the scottish cup final 24 Jul 2025 - Daily Record FROM MICHAEL GANNON IN COMO CALLUM McGREGOR still has plenty in the tank but the car journey up from the airport in Milan to Celtic’s camp at Lake Como has got the skipper thinking about the road ahead. It might have been turning 32 years old last month , or it might have just been the chance to pick the brain of his boss Brendan Rodgers for the hour-long drive. Either way, the playmaker arrived in town with thoughts of the future on his mind. Let’s get one thing straight. McGregor is going nowhere any time soon. He missed just three games last season and showed no signs of his sky high standards slipping. The midfielder has also returned to pre-season looking like a Rolls-Royce, running the show against Premier League outfit Newcastle...

Feu vert sur la piste

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Vainqueur au terme d’un sprint chaotique hier à Valence, le maillot vert Jonathan Milan a pu compter sur ses qualités développées sur la piste, lui qui a remporté l’or olympique à Tokyo en 2021 en poursuite par équipes avec l’Italie ainsi que le bronze l’année dernière à Paris (photo du bas). Jonathan Milan a décroché sa deuxième victoire au sprint sur ce Tour, résistant dans un final où son passé de pistard l’a forcément aidé. "Les entraînements dédiés sur la piste l’aident,  il a des références à appliquer sur la route"    - MARCO VILLA, ENTRAÎNEUR DE L’ÉQUIPE       NATIONALE ITALIENNE SUR PISTE, EN 2023 24 Jul 2025 - L'Équipe THOMAS PEROTTO VALENCE – L’image n’est pas si vieille puisque lui-même est encore plutôt jeune (24 ans), mais le record du monde de poursuite établi par Jonathan Milan, en octobre 2024 lors des Mondiaux sur piste (3’59” 153), ressemble a priori peu aux performances de l’Italien sur ce Tour de France. Le Frioulan a décroché son ...

SE REVOIR LÀ-HAUT

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MILAN PAR CHAOS Alors que Jonathan Milan a remporté un sprint chaotique perturbé par une chute sous la flamme rouge, la montagne est de retour, aujourd’hui, avec l’ascension finale du col de la Loze, où le Maillot Jaune Tadej Pogacar voudra effacer l’ardoise de 2023 face à Jonas Vingegaard 24 Jul 2025 - L'Équipe ALEXANDRE ROOS VALENCE – Il ne reste que 618 km jusqu’à Paris, mais ils vont désormais paraître bien longs pour les sprinteurs, à qui le Tour de France ne promet plus qu’une série de calvaires. Une traversée des Alpes toujours pénible quand on a des cuissots d’une circonférence supérieure à celle d’un volatile, une étape pour puncheurs, samedi, où ils ne seront pas beaucoup plus à la fête, et une torture finale, celle d’être invités sur les Champs-Élysées mais juste pour se faire malmener à la maison, avec pour perspective de mourir dans la butte Montmartre sous les banderilles de tous ceux qui voudront leur faire la peau. Il y a deux ans lors de la 17e étape du Tour de Fra...

Milan, le géant vert sort du déluge

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CYCLISME Dans la 17e étape, entre Bollène et Valence (160,4 km), victoire au sprint de l’italien Jonathan Milan (Lidl), rescapé d’une chute collective. Ce jeudi, entrée dans les Alpes. 24 Jul 2025 - L'Humanité Envoyé spécial. JEAN-EMMANUEL DUCOIN Acte I, scène 1. Avec un peu de collyre dans les yeux, la grande remontée vers les contrées étouffantes de la vallée du Rhône nous offrait une clarté absolue. Entre Bollène et Valence (160,4 km), le peloton quitta donc sans se retourner le Géant de Provence et les souvenirs fabuleux du triomphe de Valentin Paret-peintre, cinquième Français de la Grande Histoire à vaincre le Ventoux. Par le Vaucluse et la sublime Drôme, nous vécûmes le retour d'une étape dite de « transition » avec deux minicols au programme (4e cat.), un profil a priori promis à un sprinteur. Avant d'attaquer, jeudi et vendredi, les montagnes alpestres qui, d'ordinaire, marquent la course de son sceau céleste. Ou pas.MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP L’arrivée de Jonathan M...

Jonny "B. Goode" Milan sempre più verde

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SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ufDvKsAlobdzKaYzXtaBR A Valence alla 17esima come a Laval all'ottava. Due maglie ciclamino e 4 vittorie (1+3) in due Giri; bis, e verde sempre più speranza come la barba promessa a Parigi, da super matricola al Tour: altri 50 punti per Jonny Milan, e ora +72 (312 a 240) su Tadej Pogačar, in giallo acceso alla vigilia dei due tapponi alpini con 4'15" su Jonas Vingegaard. Sotto la pioggia per 160,4 km da Bollène, capolavoro della Lidl-Trek - in particolare con Quinn Simmons e Jasper Stuyven - a proteggere e poi pilotare il "Toro di Buja", pronto a incornare tutti. Il resto ce lo ha messo lui scattando alla sua maniera ai -200 metri in terza ruota con Davide Ballerini, partito lungo e poi quinto davanti ad Alberto Dainese. Quando è l'anno buono, tutti i pianeti si allineano: a Laval, la foratura di Tim Merlier ai -12 km; a Valence, la maxi-caduta che a un km dal traguardo ha tagliato fuori lo stesso belga, attardato nell...

TOUR DE FRANCE 2025 – STAGE 17: BOLLÈNE - VALENCE

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Milan’s power takes over Valence The stage film July 23 rd 2025 - 17:49 Tour de France 2025 | Stage 17 | Bollène > Valence Sprinters saw stage 17 as their last clear chance in the 2025 Tour de France - and Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) didn’t let his opportunity slip away! Dropped early in the stage, the Italian powerhouse survived the climbs as well as a rough finale to take his second win in his debut Tour and tighten his grip on the green jersey, with only four days remaining before Paris. Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and Tobias Lund Andresen (Picnic PostNL) complete the podium, while the likes of Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) and Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) were affected by a crash as they entered the final kilometre. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) safely navigated the stage to claim his 50th Maillot Jaune on the eve of a major battle en route to the Col de la Loze. Another chance for the sprinters? Maybe the last one? In between the summit finishes at Mont Vent...

Happy 30th birthday to the Huddle

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https://www.celticfc.com/news/2025/july/23/happy-30th-birthday-to-the-huddle/ By Paul Cuddihy, Celtic View Editor 23 Jul 2025, 10:05 am A piece of Celtic history and tradition is celebrating its 30th anniversary today… because on July 23, 1995 the first ever Celtic Huddle took place. It was a pre-season friendly against German side, Kickers Emden, though the match took place at VfB Jheringsfehn’s ground because of renovation work at Emden’s stadium. Celtic lost the game 2-0 although , like the majority of pre-season matches, the result and most memories of it have been lost in the annals of time. However, the pre-match Huddle which the Celtic players took part in would become a distinctive part of Celtic’s pre-game ritual and an often galvanising sight for supporters to witness before a crucial game. The 11 men who took part in that first Huddle were: Pat Bonner, Lee Martin, Tosh McKinlay, Malky Mackay, Tony Mowbray , Peter Grant, Brian McLaughlin, Rudi Vata, Pierre van Hooijdonk , A...

Celtic legend and Lisbon Lion Fallon dies aged 84

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Lisbon Lion John Fallon pictured in 2019 when  he  was reunited with his European Cup winners’ medal 14 - The number of years John Fallon played for Celtic 23 Jul 2025 - The Scotsman Matthew Elder matthew.elder@scotsman.com Former Celtic goalkeeper and Lisbon Lion, John Fallon, has died at the age of 84.  Fallon joined Celtic in 1958 and made almost 200 appearancesfor the club over a 14- year period . An unsung member of the squad which defeated Inter Milan in the 1967 European Cup final , Fallon was an unused substitute during the historic 2-1 victory over the Italian side. Though he was the only member of the squad not to take to the field in Lisbon’ se stádio Nacional, he was given a medal by the late Billy McNeill at a post-match dinner. But what should have been a keepsake for Fallon and his family was taken away from him in controversial circumstances. According to his autobiography, published in 2015, the club’s manager, Jock Stein, asked for his medal back. Fall...

À pied dans le Ventoux

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23 Jul 2025 - L'Équipe P. G. Hier matin, les coureurs du Tour gravissent le mythique Ventoux. En 2013, Christopher Froome y triomphait en jaune. Trois ans plus tard, il y mettait pied à terre, en raison d’une chute provoquée par le public. Son vélo hors d’usage, sa voiture trop loin, il paniquait. Cet aventurier, qui confiait en 2014 rêver de participer à Koh-Lanta – «pour voir si je suis capable de survivre sur une île déserte en chassant des animaux» –, s’élançait sur la route à pied. Le photographe Stéphane Mantey racontait, en 2021, ce moment particulier: «J’ai un petit regret: je n’avais peut-être pas le meilleur objectif. J’étais au 24-70. C’était la montée vers le chalet Reynard , et je pensais pouvoir mieux saisir les expressions des visages… Soudain, Froome se casse la gueule et se met à courir! Je suis derrière. Bernard Papon, mon collègue, est devant. On se connaît si bien que rien ne peut nous échapper de ce moment fou. On sait qu’on est les seuls, les autres motos sont...

VALENTIN PARET-PEINTRE - De poids plume à poids lourd

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L’un des coureurs les plus minces du peloton (1,78 m ; 50 kg) est un hargneux, dur au mal, qui s’est construit dans une famille où le vélo occupe une place essentielle. "C’est quelqu’un qui sait ce qu’il veut, qui ne lâche rien,  il sait de quoi il est capable. Il a toujours été comme ça"    - MAÉVA PARET-PEINTRE, SA SOEUR "Il a quand même un avantage,  il peut manger ce qu’il veut,  il fera toujours 50 kg"    - BASTIEN TRONCHON (DE CATHLON-AG2R),       QUI A ÉTÉ SON COLOCATAIRE EN SAVOIE 23 Jul 2025 - L'Équipe THOMAS PEROTTO MONT VENTOUX (VAUCLUSE) – Il suffit de plisser un peu les yeux pour apercevoir au loin, tout là-bas là-bas, la rue des Amoureux. Le héros du Ventoux s’appelle Valentin car il aurait dû naître le 14 février et que ses parents habitaient dans cette rue au nom prédestiné. « Mais il est né avec un mois d’avance, ce qui explique peut-être un peu son gabarit. C’était un tout petit bout de chou et il l’est resté, raco...