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Daily Record
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Celtic pre-season schedule 2025: Summer tours, fixture dates and TV details
The Double-winners have warm-weather training camps organised for Portugal and Italy The pain of blowing the Treble at Hampden will still be fresh on the minds of everyone at Celtic. Brendan Rodgers and his Double-winners still have a couple of weeks to forget about the crushing penalty shootout defeat to Aberdeen before the hard work for the new campaign gets underway. The champions are due to report back to Lennoxtown at the end of June as they begin preparing for the 2025/26 season. Rodgers will hope to have some new faces on board, with Fulham hotshot Callum Osmand poised to become the club's first signing of the window. New Scotland cap Ross Doohan is also set to return on a free transfer following his release from Aberdeen and the keeper will provide cover for Kasper Schmeichel and Viljami Sinisalo. However, with huge sums in the bank and a Champions League play-off to navigate this year, fans will expect Parkhead powerbrokers to back Rodgers to the hilt as Celts begin their quest for five-in-a-row. Here's how their pre-season schedule is shaping up. What are Celtic's plans? Celtic will kick off their pre-season with a trip to Cork before travelling to Lisbon and then Faro for an eight-day warm-weather training camp in Portugal. The champions will face Sporting CP in the Algarve before returning home to host Newcastle United at Parkhead. Then, the Double-winners will fly out to Lake Como for a summer tournament in Italy from July 23-27. It's expected they will take on Como and Ajax in their final warm-up games ahead of flag day on the weekend of August 2/3. What pre-season fixtures have been confirmed? Tuesday, July 8: Cork City vs Celtic - 6pm kick-off (SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh) Wednesday, July 16: Sporting CP vs Celtic - kick-off TBC (Estádio do Algarve) Saturday, July 19: Celtic vs Newcastle United - 3pm kick-off (Celtic Park) July 23-27 TBC: Celtic vs Ajax/Como/Al-Alhi (Lake Como, TBC) July 23-27 TBC: Celtic vs Ajax/Como/Al-Alhi (Lake Como, TBC) Will Celtic's pre-season matches be on TV? Details have yet to be announced but friendlies in Portugal and Italy will almost certainly be made available for Celtic TV subscribers worldwide. Can I purchase tickets for Celtic's pre-season games? Yes. Tickets for Celtic's Cork Super Cup clash are available to purchase on TicketMaster, starting from €30. Fans can also buy tickets for the visit of Newcastle United via Celtic's official website. Details for games against Sporting CP and the club's tour of Lake Como will be released in due course. Tune in to Hotline Live every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport's newest podcast, Game On, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.
Dublin Live
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Dublin Live
Irish Rail announces late night Dublin train for Cork Super Cup
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Irish Rail has announced a late-night train to Dublin for the Cork Super Cup. Celtic and Cork City will play in the pre-season friendly at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on July 8 at 6pm. The last service from Cork Kent to Dublin Heuston has been deferred by an hour and will now depart Kent Station at 09.25pm on the day. This train will also stop at Mallow, Limerick Junction, Thurles and Portlaoise. Additionally, there will also be a later train to Limerick, leaving Kent Station at 09.25pm while match goers from Kerry will be able to avail of the Tralee train, leaving Kent Station at 08:55pm. Stephen Hackett, Customer Experience Manager (South) for Irish Rail, said: "We know there is a strong support base for Celtic FC across Munster, Dublin and the surrounding areas, and indeed there are many Cork City fans who are now living in other parts of the country who would love to see their home side play in such an exciting game. We want to offer all these fans a chance to enjoy the atmosphere and still be able to travel back home for work the next day." Train tickets can be purchased online. Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
The Irish Sun
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers makes exciting vow that will be music to the ears of Irish football fans
BRENDAN RODGERS says Celtic are hoping to enhance their pathways for young Irish players. The Bhoys' first-team squad currently features two senior Ireland internationals in Adam Idah and Liam Scales, plus rising star Johnny Kenny, who netted his first goal for the club last week against Aberdeen. Rodgers also name-checked Northern Ireland underage prospect Francis Turley, 19, who made his Scottish Premiership debut last August, as one to watch in the reserve team. And with The Antrim man explained: 'It's an area that we want to be better in. Our market to bring in Irish players is still very important for us. 'We've a couple of our younger players that have come through but it's just going to take a bit of time. Read More On Irish Football "We've a boy, Francis Turley, from the north. He's had some appearances in and around the first team. 'What's very important is bringing Celtic to Ireland to keep that connection. When they're young, a lot of the players support Premier League teams, but Celtic is still a huge draw. "Taking the team to America last year really proved that.' Rodgers hailed striker Idah, who had been Most read in Football He has 20 in all this term and his manager is confident that the ex-Norwich City man will add even more goals next season, saying: 'He's a young player that's got so much potential. He's contributed a lot for us in every competition. 'I believe that next season he'll go on and be even stronger and even better. He'll be with us now for pre-season, which he wasn't last season because he was still at Norwich. Man Utd and Tottenham fans blast football at each other as tempers flare ahead of Europa League final 'What we've tried to highlight with Adam is just that pressing aspect, because he can score goals and all different types of goals. "How we play is very much a pressure game, an intense game, and that's something he's working very hard at physically.' Kenny, 21, has also caught Rodgers' eye since returning from two years on loan at Shamrock Rovers. The boss will decide this summer whether to seek another loan move or to retain him with Celtic's first team. 1 Rodgers is happy to throw his full support behind Celtic coming to the Rebel County He said: 'We'll see what pre-season brings. We have to assess everything and where he's at. He's still a young player. "There's always the balance between being a part of the squad, or whether you think it's best for them to go out and play every week.' And Rodgers praised 26-year-old centre-back Scales for regaining his place in the starting team. He added: 'Liam's a player that I trust. He'd obviously come out of the team earlier on in the season but I put him back into the games that were really important for us and he's shown up so well. "I'm delighted with how consistent his form is.' As for the Cork Super Cup, Rodgers is looking forward to his Páirc Uí Chaoimh trip, revealing: 'I haven't been to Cork, my first time there, so I'm looking forward to that. 'I've seen the pictures and it's a wonderful stadium. Some of these grounds, the Gaelic football stadiums, American football stadiums and baseball stadiums, they always bring big crowds, great atmosphere and great occasions.' First, there is the matter of a Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen on Saturday, which could provide Rodgers with his third Treble. He added: 'It's always been our notion to win all three. We've done two. Now we can have a good week's training and get focused on that.'
The Irish Sun
01-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Liam Scales dreaming of World Cup with Ireland after more success with Celtic as he reveals Hallgrimsson ‘pushing us'
LIAM SCALES has dreams of a playing in a World Cup with Ireland after another trophy-laden season with Celtic. The defender, 26, will lift another 2 Celtic FC's Liam Scales during the Cork Super Cup Dublin Media Launch at JD Sports in Jervis Street Shopping Centre, Dublin Credit: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile 2 Liam Scales of Republic of Ireland during the UEFA Nations League B Group 2 match against England Credit: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile And the dominant Hoops could also seal another domestic Treble with victory over Scales has featured 23 times in this league campaign, including a full 90 minutes in the 5-0 win over Dundee United last Saturday that confirmed the Bhoys as champions. And while Celts prepare for another full-blooded Old Firm with Speaking in Cork Super Cup against Red More on Ireland MNT 'I really love it and it is an honour and as a player it is where you want to be.' The bulk of Scales' starts for the Scottish giants came in a first half of the season, which also saw him feature six times in the Since the 3-0 league loss to rivals Rangers back in January, however, he has started just five times, albeit he was out for a spell with injury. The Barndarrig Bhoy has played all 90 minutes in the last three fixtures for Brendan Rodgers' men and wants to carry that momentum into what will be a busy second half of 2025 with Ireland . Most read in Football He has nine caps for the Boys in Green, with his last coming in the 5-0 In his absence, the back four has become a competitive field, with Jake O'Brien staking his claim amid a resurgent run with Heimir Hallgrimsson 'happy with character and discipline' in win over Bulgaria but reveals where Ireland need to improve Scales will be keen to be brought back into Heimir Hallgrimsson's squad for the June friendlies against And while he acknowledged the competition within the squad, the former the challenge . He said: 'It is competitive all over the squad but it is a competitive position as well. 'All the lads are top players but that is the dream, isn't it? To play with Ireland and to have 50 or 100 caps. I will do my best.' Scales was given his senior debut by Hallgrimsson's arrival has not stunted his involvement, as he started both wins over Despite missing the two wins over Bulgaria in March, Scales is enjoying life under the Icelander. But he acknowledged that the crunch will come when they host Ireland have not made it to a World Cup since 2002, while their last major finals was Euro 2016. And Scales declared that the plan is to end that wait. He said: 'Heimir has been good since coming in and I think now is when it gets important when we are going into a 'We know he wants the best for the group and he is trying to push us to do that. 'We are really looking forward to working with him for a World Cup campaign and hopefully that is the plan, to qualify.'
The Irish Sun
01-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Liam Scales ‘really looking forward' to facing Rangers in front of Celtic fans at Ibrox after unwelcome trend ends
IRELAND ace Liam Scales is relishing a career first when Celtic face Rangers at Ibrox this weekend. The newly crowned Scottish champions meet their Glasgow rivals for the fifth and final time this season on Sunday. Advertisement 2 Liam Scales is looking forward to playing at Ibrox in front of Celtic fans Credit: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile 2 Celtic face Rangers on Sunday Credit: Kenny Ramsay It will be the fourth occasion on which Scales will have played in an away Old Firm for the Bhoys having won, drawn and lost one each of the previous three. But it will be the first time that he will be doing so in front of There had been no away supporters permitted at Parkhead or Ibrox for the derbies since 2023, with the clubs unable to agree on ticketing arrangements. That trend ended when Advertisement Read More on Celtic An agreement between the clubs ensures that four per cent of the saleable capacity will be allocated to away supporters. And Scales welcomed the prospect of finally being able to play at Ibrox in front of 2,000 travelling Celtic fans. He said: 'It is a tough place to go and they are always tough games. It will help having fans back there. It will be a good experience. 'I have never experienced it with fans so I am really looking forward to it.' Advertisement Most read in Football Exclusive Exclusive It has been another successful campaign for Scales, who is now a three-time league champion after Brendan Rodgers' men beat Dundee United 5-0 last Saturday. Having won the League Cup earlier in the season, beating Rangers in the final, they will be hoping to complete a Treble when they face Aberdeen in the Celtic-daft snooker ace John Higgins aims brutal dig at Rangers after Hoops' title triumph That could then become a quadruple of sorts when they face Cork City in the inaugural Cork Super Cup at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on July 8. The clash at the home of Ireland days this summer . Advertisement He said: 'Yeah, I can't wait. It is great to play in Ireland and it is great to play for Celtic so to do both at once is great.'
