In pictures: Fans pay tribute to Billy McNeill at Celtic Park statue of Hoops hero

By The Sunday Post

April 23, 2019, 2:28 pm

The statue

Fans have flocked to Celtic Park to pay tribute to Lisbon Lion Billy McNeill.

The Hoops legend, who died last night at the age of 79, is immortalised with a statue outside the stadium, which has now been adorned with scarves, flowers and messages.

McNeill made 790 competitive appearances for Celtic, famously lifting the European Cup in 1967.

The statue

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