Neil Lennon has resigned as Celtic manager with bitter rivals Rangers closing in on the Scottish Premiership title.

The Hoops are 18 points adrift of Steven Gerrard s side after Sunday s 1-0 loss at Ross County, leaving their hopes of a 10th consecutive championship in tatters.

Celtic confirmed on Wednesday that Lennon, who won the league twice after returning in May 2019, has brought his second spell at the helm to an end.

We have experienced a difficult season due to so many factors and, of course, it is very frustrating and disappointing that we have not been able to hit the same heights as we did previously, the 49-year-old told the club s official website.

I have worked as hard as ever to try and turn things around, but unfortunately we have not…

Erling Haaland is one of the most sought-after players in world football.

The Borussia Dortmund forward can reportedly take his pick from Europe s elite.

But if his agent Mino Raiola has his way, Camp Nou could be Haaland s next destination.

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Borussia Dortmund star Haaland could leave the Bundesliga club for Barcelona at the end of the season, according to TV3 program Onze.

Haaland has been linked with the likes of Barca, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus following his exploits for Dortmund.

The Norway international forward reportedly has a €75million (£66.8m) release clause at the end of his second season in Dortmund, though he could depart so…

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Two sides who will turn their attention back to EFL Cup duties on Tuesday night, Birmingham will welcome Cardiff to St. Andrew’s.

Starting with the hosts, while Birmingham might have found themselves in the midst of a real battle to keep hold of their Championship status last season, the Blues have certainly come flying out of the traps this time around. Enjoying what has been a stellar rise under John Eustace, the mood around St. Andrew’s appears to be at the highest it has been in recent memory. Last seen putting in another lively performance on home soil as they snatched a last-gasp 2-1 victory against Plymouth, the one-time QPR coach will be calling on his high-flying squad to make another statement here. Along …

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Mohammed Kudus from Ajax in the January transfer window, according to . The report in the British tabloid has claimed that Eredivisie club Ajax are willing to sell the Ghana international midfielder for £40 million in the middle of the season.

Kudus is one of the best young players in the world and did well for Ghana at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The 22-year-old has progressed a lot at Ajax, and it would make sense for the Dutch giants to cash in on Kudus when his stock is high. 

The midfielder has made five starts and nine substitute appearances in the Eredivisie so far this season, scoring five goals in the process. Kudus has also made five starts and one substitute appearance in the UEFA Champions League so far this campai…

Billy Celeski is set to move to the United Arab Emirates after Melbourne Victory agreed terms with Sharjah-based side Al Shaab CSC.

Celeski is expected to arrive in the Middle East on Tuesday night for a medical before putting pen to paper on a reported one-year deal worth around $500,000.

The 28-year-old, whose Victory contract was due to expire at the end of the season, was the only player to face both Manchester United and Liverpool as part of their recent tours of Australia.

Celeski, who joined Victory from Perth Glory in 2008, has established himself as one of the A-League s most consistent midfielders with 123 appearances in Australia s top tier.

Billy has been an integral part of Victory’s team over several years and in the past week or so we have seen h…

West Brom striker Nicolas Anelka will miss the club s Premier League fixture away to Everton on compassionate grounds.

The Frenchman joined the club during the close-season on a one-year deal from Chinese outfit Shanghai Shenhua, and had a productive pre-season campaign for the club.

He made his competitive bow for the team in Saturday s 1-0 defeat to Southampton at The Hawthorns, but the club did not confirm when they expect him to return to action.

A statement on the club s website read: West Bromwich Albion can confirm that Nicolas Anelka will not be involved in Saturday s game at Everton.

The club have excused the striker from club duty on compassionate grounds.

Anelka has had a much-travelled career, with West Brom becoming the sixth Premier League te…

Joe Allen has urged Wales fringe players to stake their claim for a spot at Euro 2016 when they take on Northern Ireland at Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday.

Wales are without star man Gareth Bale for the friendly matches against Northern Ireland and Ukraine following talks with Real Madrid, with the forward having suffered with a calf injury lately.

Manager Chris Coleman, who led Wales to a major tournament for the first time since 1958 and their first European Championship, is also without several other first-team regulars.

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey and West Ham defender James Collins are the most notable absentees, but Hal Robson-Kanu, Andy King, Paul Dummett and Dave Edwards are also unavailable.

Liverpool midfielder Allen is expecting a tough…

Former Leicester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson believes the club can stay top and win the Premier League this season.

After miraculously beating the drop last term, Leicester have defied the odds to sit atop the league by two points with 12 matches remaining.

Tottenham and Arsenal are within touching distance of Leicester, who suffered a cruel 2-1 defeat to Arsene Wenger s men last time out on February 14.

But former England manager Eriksson, who led Leicester during their 2010-11 campaign in the Championship and now coaches Shanghai SIPG in the cashed-up Chinese Super League, backed Claudio Ranieri and Co. to go all the way.

Leicester can win the Premier League. They are in a very good position, Eriksson said in an interview with Omnisport.

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Croatia claimed pole position in Group D with a hard-fought 2-0 win against Nigeria thanks to an own goal from Oghenekaro Etebo and a Luka Modric penalty.

Midfielder Etebo, who joined Stoke City for €7.2million on Monday, turned a Modric corner into his own net after Ivan Perisic and Mario Mandzukic both flicked the delivery on.

Nigeria s previous goal conceded at the World Cup in 2014 was also an own goal, defender Joseph Yobo the unfortunate player to put through his own net in a last-16 defeat to France.

And when William Troost-Ekong needlessly dragged Mandzukic down in the box, captain Modric coolly converted the 71st-minute penalty to give Croatia a winning start on their fifth appearance at the finals.

Croatia had the better of a close contest li…

Chelsea-bound Alvaro Morata bid farewell to Spanish and European champions Real Madrid in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Morata is set to join Premier League champions Chelsea after a fee – reportedly in the region of £70million – was agreed with Madrid.

The 24-year-old Spain international forward appeared poised to swap Madrid for Manchester United but Jose Mourinho signed Romelu Lukaku instead.

Now, Morata is preparing for life at Stamford Bridge as he was pictured saying goodbye to head coach Zinedine Zidane and Madrid s coaching staff, and team-mates Gareth Bale, Dani Carvajal, Isco and Nacho before being applauded off the training pitch at UCLA – where the Spaniards are based for pre-season.

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