IN BRIEF: Veteran Martin O’Neill stays as manager of champions Celtic

Celtic PLC - Glasgow, Scotland-based football club - Appoints Martin O’Neill as permanent manager, citing Celtic winning the Scottish Premiership and the Scottish Cup, both last month. Celtic says: ‘The board of Celtic is looking forward to working with Martin and his team as we seek to deliver more success.’ Back in January, Celtic had appointed O’Neill as interim manager, after the dismissal of Wilfried Nancy. O’Neill was manager of Celtic at the start of the century, departing in 2005.

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