The day that rocked Celtic - One year on from O'Neill's return
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5-second readA year ago, Celtic imploded.
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A year ago, Celtic imploded. Just a few months after a double-winning season, making it four titles in a row and taking Bayern Munich all the way in the Champions League knockouts, the club ended up in crisis.
Manager Brendan Rodgers walked out on the club after a row with principal shareholder Dermot Desmond, sending shockwaves across world football. Club legend Martin O'Neill, who had been a pundit for the last six years and is now 74 years old, took the reins temporarily in yet another surprise development to this incredible story.
But how did Celtic get into such a situation, and what happened next? It was at 9.44pm on Monday, October 27, 2025, that Celtic released a statement on their website entitled, 'Brendan Rodgers leaves Celtic Football Club'.
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