Celtic - Celtic are English - UEFA
Andy Jones  |  by www.celtic.vitalfootball.co.uk. All rights reserved. 22.12 | 22:14

Celtic are an English football team, according to an article on UEFA's official website. In the article, which congratulates Celtic, Manchester United, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa for winning the Champions League (or, more accurately, the current tournament and its previous incarnations), the poor weather of this island is blamed for the relative lack of success of the teams. It begins: "Celtic FC, Manchester United FC, Liverpool FC, Nottingham Forest FC and Aston Villa FC you should be proud, very proud.

For in winning the most coveted prize in club football, they have defied the odds and triumphed over mother nature." Not a bad start. Very official UEFA-style, with the "FC" and everything, but that's to be expected.

And it also raises a smile given where Nottingham Forest are in the league now, compared to their relatively-recent days of continental glory. "The relative underperformance of English clubs in the UEFA Champions League has often been blamed on a gap in technique between the sceptered isle's footballers and players on the continent." Well, it is official.

UEFA really are an all-powerful organisation who can now alter boundaries and move football clubs into new countries. And it should be sceptred, but that can be ignored. Sure, it's a mistake - but UEFA really should take more care.

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Keywords: Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Champions League
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