BT SPORTS have paid homage to the Lisbon Lions after they were crowned team of last century in their well-publicised poll.
It came down to Barcelona and Celtic by afternoon a replay and 187k votes, Celtic won the day.
The Lisbon Lions are a special team and we’re trail blazers of their day. A team comprised of men who lived within a 30 mile radius of Celtic Park made history on May 25, 1967.
The first British based club to bring the trophy to these shores. The only Scottish club to ever manage the feat and a team who swept away all in front of them.
Jock Stein and his men did it playing football the Celtic way.
187,000 final votes later, your winners are…
🍀 CELTIC (1966-67) 🍀
• Quadruple-winning side
• First British team to win the European Cup
• 14/15 players in the final squad born within 10 miles of Celtic Park
• The Lisbon Lions
A truly incredible football team 🏆🙌🦁 pic.twitter.com/OS9qgnXjZd
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 20, 2020
This poll was a bit of fun but it did get people engaged with plenty of Celtic fans getting involved and some of Celtic’s rivals voting for Barca.
What a team we had — to this day — have never been matched by any other Celtic side.
