March 7th, 2007
Italian media La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that one of Glasgow Celtic supporter who came to support Celtic in Milan dead at the northern Italian city’s Niguarda Hospital. The unidentified Celtic supporter was run over by a taxi the evening before his team’s Champions League second leg at Milan’s Guiseppe Meaza stadium.
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December 18th, 2006
Shunsuke Nakamura, the Japanese midfielder, who plays for Glasgow Celtic saying that he is very delighted to go back to play in Italy again. Glasgow Celtic will play againts AC Milan in last 16 UEFA Champions League.
Nakamura has helped Celtic helped Celtic through to the knockout stages after his free-kick beats Manchester United. Nakamura played for Italian Serie A club Reggina before he moved to Celtic.
“I’m delighted to be going back to Italy and especially somewhere as special as the San Siro,” he said. “It’s a fantastic draw for Celtic and for myself as I get the chance to return to Italy and show the people there what I can do.”
“I never really showed my best form when I was with Reggina but I feel at home with Celtic and in Scotland. I’m playing for a club who allow me to play the game the way I want to.
“The winning goal I scored against Manchester United was one of the special moments of my career and I would love now to do the same against AC Milan. It would mean even more to me given the time I spent in Italy as a player.”
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