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“Celtic has been in my blood and a part of my life for so many years and to be recognised in this way by the club I love is truly humbling.’ Billy McNeill

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BILLY McNEILL is prepared for an emotional day when his statue is unveiled outside Celtic Park on Saturday. The 75-year-old club legend will take part in the ceremony on the Celtic Way ahead of the game against Motherwell. McNeill, the Hoops’ greatest-ever captain, played 790 times for the team, winning nine successive titles, seven Scottish Cups, six League Cups and leading them to the historic European Cup Final triumph over Inter Milan in Lisbon on May 25 1967.

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