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The National
3 days ago
- Sport
- The National
Celtic cult hero finds new club as he arrives LATE for debut
The journeyman central defender has turned out for a multitude of clubs across the country throughout his lengthy career, including Hibs, Livingston, St Johnstone, Dunfermline, Greenock Morton and Queen of the South. Last season, he played for Workington AFC in England's seventh tier. Read more: Yesterday, Ambrose linked up with Glasgow United, who took on Ardeer Thistle. Efe Ambrose puts pen to paper and signs on for season ahead ....✍️⚫️⚪️🔴 — Glasgow United Football Club (@glasgowutdfc) July 27, 2025 In a rather bizarre turn of events, Glasgow were forced to begin the game with 10 men. Then, 12 minutes into proceedings, Ambrose turned up and debuted for his new club. 12' Not much to report other than Glasgow United starting the match with 10 men. Efe Ambrose has now turned up and takes his place in their back line. ARD 0-0 GU — Ardeer Thistle FC (@ArdeerThistleFC) July 26, 2025 In the end, the Nigerian and co lost by three goals to one as Kyro Crawford's hat-trick proved crucial for Ardeer. Ambrose has 51 caps for Nigeria, with his last coming nine years ago. He played 169 times during a five-year spell at Celtic, across which he won four Scottish Premiership titles, one Scottish Cup and a League Cup. Now 36 years of age, he featured in the Parkhead club's famous 2-1 victory over Barcelona in the Champions League back in 2012. It remains to be seen when, if ever, Ambrose will hang up his boots.
Scotsman
3 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Hibs cult hero makes shock Scottish football transfer as ex Easter Road loanee leaves Celtic
He's already made his debut for his new club as his football journey continues. Sign up to our Hibs football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... A Hibs and Celtic cult hero has made his latest transfer move - as a former Easter Road loanee departs Parkhead. The summer window opens up the possibility of weird and wonderful moves, with former players at various clubs amongst those completing switches. One such star is Efe Ambrose, who at the age of 36, has decided to extend his playing career with Glasgow United in the West of Scotland League third division. He has debuted against Ardeer Thistle in which the hosts won 3-1. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Ambrose is one of Scottish football's brightest characters in the SPFL, having played with a host of clubs. Famed for his trademark backflip celebration, he featured at Celtic for five years and won four titles, before moving to Hibs and also becoming a cult hero there too en route to claiming Championship glory. After joining Hibs in 2017, he left in 2019 and has played for clubs like Livingston, St Johnstone and more in the lower leagues since. Efe Ambrose latest club Glasgow United said 'He is here, Efe Ambrose put the pen to paper and made his debut but there is still more to come,' when it came to signing the man who once had Manchester City trials before his Scottish football journey started. Ambrose told The Warm-Up during last season: "I was there, trained, and he (Roberto Mancini) was telling me, it's okay what he sees, but he needs to see me in a game to make a decision. "We (F.C. Ashdod) had a tough game on the Saturday with Hapoel Tel Aviv, my club called and said they wanted me back. They said there was no time for me to play on Friday, then go back on Saturday, they needed me. But I was there, I trained twice with Balotelli and the rest, Aguero and everyone! Because I was young I was naive, I never pushed. My agent was there, he told me we were off." Kwon leaves Celtic after Hibs stint Meanwhile, Kwon has left Celtic for Ligue 1 side FC Nantes. He spent last season on loan at Hibs and uncertainty surrounded him upon the end of his loan with Hoops minutes unlikely. He has now signed a three year deal to complete a move to France. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad A Nantes statement reads: 'FC Nantes and Celtic FC have reached an agreement for the transfer of Hyeokkyu Kwon. The South Korean has signed a three-year contract (starting June 2028) with the Canaries. Hyeokkyu Kwon made his debut at Busan IPark, a club where he would also make his professional debut. 'In March 2021, the defensive midfielder was loaned to Gimcheon Sangmu, before returning to his former club in September 2022. During the summer of 2023, he arrived in Europe, more precisely in Scotland, at Celtic FC. Hyeokkyu Kwon will not play any matches with the Glasgow club, as he will be loaned consecutively to St Mirren FC, then to Hibernian FC during the 2024/2025 season. A defensive midfielder with an impressive build (1.92m), Hyeokkyu Kwon is strong in duels, but also very gifted technically since he is as comfortable with his right foot as with his left. He will strengthen the Nantes midfield, an area that has seen several departures during this transfer window.
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Celtic cult hero Efe Ambrose sparks chaos on shock Scottish football return in NINTH tier as he turns up LATE for debut
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CELTIC cult hero Efe Ambrose is officially BACK in Scottish football. But he sparked a bit of chaos on his debut - after arriving LATE. Sign up for the Celtic newsletter Sign up 5 Efe Ambrose took on Lionel Messi as a Celtic player Credit: Getty 5 He enjoyed plenty of silverware success at Parkhead Credit: Kenny Ramsay - The Sun Glasgow 5 Ambrose has played for several Scottish clubs including Queen of the South Credit: Kenny Ramsay Ambrose, 36, was with Celtic for five years between 2012 and 2017. He quickly established himself as a regular and won four league titles as a Hoops player, also winning both domestic cups once each. The former Nigeria international, capped 51 times for his country, was also part of the Celtic side that famously beat Barcelona in the Champions League in November 2012. Ambrose was somewhat an enigma during his time at Parkhead. Then Celtic manager Neil Lennon hit out at the defender after he ended up missing the team bus to training before a crunch Champions League clash with Juventus in 2013. Ambrose slept in and ended up having to get a taxi in Turin to make it for the session. While he was capable of a superb performance, Ambrose's showings were at times met with criticism too. He was ultimately frozen out of first team affairs when Brendan Rodgers replaced Ronny Deila as manager in 2016. Moves to Standard Liege and Blackburn fell through before he headed for Hibs on loan in February 2017. He would subsequently join the Easter Road club permanently before exercising an option in his contract to leave in January 2019, joining Derby. Rodgers' message to Celtic board, striker woes & huge Champions League risk After eight months without a club, Ambrose was back in Scotland again in February 2020 with Livingston. Becoming a bit of a journeyman, he then turned out for St Johnstone, Dunfermline, Morton and Queen of the South during a rather busy three-year spell. Ambrose went to England once again with Bury and spent the last year with Workington. But now, he's back in Scottish football again. This time, he's headed for the NINTH tier. Ambrose has joined West of Scotland League Third Division club Glasgow United for the upcoming season. The club have posted a picture of the defender holding his new kit. Ambrose has, in fact, already made his debut for his new team - and it was a bit chaotic. The West of Scotland League kicked-off on Saturday and Glasgow United headed for Ayrshire to take on Ardeer Thistle in their season opener. 5 Glasgow United confirmed Ambrose's arrival Credit: X/@GLASGOWUTDFC 5 Ardeer Thistle revealed the debut didn't quite go to plan! And a post on X from the home team revealed that Glasgow United endured a rather bizarre start to the game. That's because Ambrose showed up LATE - with his team starting with a man less! In the 12th minute of the game, Ardeer posted: "Not much to report other than Glasgow United starting the match with 10 men. "Efe Ambrose has now turned up and takes his place in the back line." Ten minutes later, Glasgow United had a man sent off and were once again back down to ten men. Ardeer won the match 3-0. After Ambrose's shock appearance, the club confirmed after the game that they'd signed the ex-Celtic man. On Facebook, they said: "He is here. Efe Ambrose put the pen to paper and made his debut but there is still more to come." Fans were stunned to see Ambrose back in the Scottish game. One fan said: "Efe Ambrose in Shettleston wasn't on my 2025 Bingo card." While another said: "Efe Ambrose, the gift that keeps on giving." Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
New Carraig Donn store is coming to Tipperary
Today at 01:15 Irish retailer Carraig Donn is set to open a new store in County Tipperary and are seeking to recruit staff. Carraig Donn is one of Ireland's premier retailers of fashion, jewellery and gifts with 43 stores nationwide and an online store. Tipperary councillor Siobhán Ambrose revealed on Thursday that Carraig Donn are coming to Clonmel. 'Their new shop will be opening in the former New Look building on O'Connell Street,' said Cllr Ambrose. 'Many thanks to the company for accepting my invitation to investigate the possibility of opening a new Carraig Donn store here in Clonmel. 'The Irish-owned company are currently recruiting for staff for their new store. This is a very positive announcement for Clonmel and we look forward to welcoming a new Carraig Donn Store to Clonmel over the coming weeks.'
Fashion United
17-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion United
Hobbs owner TFG appoints new chief product officer
TFG London has appointed a new chief product officer. To fill the role, the London-based fashion conglomerate looked to its own portfolio, tapping the product director of Hobbs for the position. Sally Ambrose will now be joining TFG with immediate effect, reporting to chief executive officer Justin Hampshire. In her new role, Ambrose has been tasked with overseeing all aspects of TFG's product and brands, including strategy, planning and execution. She will also be responsible for driving product development at Hobbs, Whistles and Phase Eight. In a statement, Hampshire said Ambrose's appointment marks 'an exciting new chapter for TFG', with her 'deep understanding of our brands, customer-first mindset and proven ability to lead with creativity' making her the 'ideal person to shape the next stage of our product journey'. Ambrose had been serving as product director for Hobbs for six years, where she was credited with delivering 'successful growth of the brand both in the UK and internationally'. Prior to Hobbs, she had held the role of head of buying for women's clothing and childrenswear at The White Company and had worked in a variety of buying-focused roles at Marks & Spencer. In her own statement, Ambrose said she was thrilled to be stepping in as CPO, calling it a 'privilege to lead the exceptional teams' across the group's portfolio. She added: 'I am excited to build on the strong foundations to further grow our brands through distinctive, innovative, customer-focused product strategies.'
