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Celtic started the 2007–08 season looking to retain the Scottish Premier League title and the Scottish Cup. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup . The team accepted an invitation to take part in the annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game for 2007, as part of a pre-season tour of the United States, Switzerland and England .
The Championship flag was unfurled before Celtic's first League game, against St Mirren at Celtic Park on 10 August by Rosemary Burns, the widow of former Celtic player Tommy Burns, who had died of skin cancer at the end of season 2007–08. Celtic won the game 1–0, through a Barry Robson penalty, getting their Campaign off to a winning start.
11 October – Celtic are fined £25,000 by UEFA for "lack of organisation and improper conduct by supporters" during their UEFA Champions League match with A.C. Milan at Celtic Park. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] 17 November – The Scotland national team fail to qualify for Euro 2008 after a 2–1 defeat by Italy at Hampden Park eliminated them at the ...
The 2007–08 Scottish Premier League season was the tenth season of the Scottish Premier League.It began on 4 August 2007 and was originally due to end on 18 May 2008. Due to the death of Phil O'Donnell and extremely poor weather causing the postponement of fixtures during the winter, as well as a backlog of Rangers fixtures and their progression to the UEFA Cup Final, the SPL decided to move ...
Celtic first participated in European competition during the 1962–63 season, their third-place finish in the league the previous season qualifying them for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. [13] They went on to reach two European Cup Winner's Cup semi-finals in 1964 and 1966, [14] before going on to become the first British club to win the European ...
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The result left Celtic 13 points clear of Rangers with four matches remaining. They finished the season 12 points above Rangers. On 26 May 2007 Celtic won the Scottish Cup for a record 34th time after beating Dunfermline 1–0. The winner was scored by Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé in the 84th minute.
2 June 2008: Sven-Göran Eriksson is sacked after one season as manager of Manchester City. 5 June 2008: Mark Hughes leaves Blackburn Rovers after four years to take over at Manchester City. 7 June 2008: Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper Luke McCormick , 24, is involved in a car crash on the M6 motorway in Cheshire in which two children are killed and ...