Nancy sacked by Celtic after eight matches as O’Neill returns for season

Jan 5, 2026 - 21:00
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Nancy sacked by Celtic after eight matches as O’Neill returns for season
  • Shortest managerial career in club’s history

  • O’Neill and Maloney come in for rest of campaign

Wilfried Nancy’s woeful reign as Celtic’s manager has ended after 33 days – the shortest managerial career in the Scottish club’s history. Martin O’Neill has been reinstalled as interim manager until the end of the season.

The 48-year-old French coach was hired from the Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew on a two-and-a-half year contract on 4 December. He was in charge for only eight matches, six of which ended in defeat, before being sacked by the crisis-hit Scottish champions on Monday. A 3-1 home defeat by Rangers on Saturday proved the final straw. Celtic led 1-0 at half-time before a second-half collapse prompted more protests towards the club’s deeply unpopular board and their most recent managerial appointment. Continue reading...

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