Tears Amid Cheers for Larsson; Swede Signs Off at Celtic Park in Typical Fashion On Emotional Day
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Celtic 2 Dundee utd 1 Scorer: Celtic - Larsson (81, 84); Dundee Utd - Wilson (87pen) Over a weeping springtime of farewells to Henrik Larsson, the most saturated with tears occurred at Celtic Park yesterday. Larsson, in his last SPL match for Celtic, pierced Dundee United with two second-half goals before exploding the myth about his Scandinavian stoicism by bursting into tears.
On a day when Glasgow boiled beneath a hot sun, the setting seemed fitting for a curtain descending on Larsson's league looting. What with a Scottish Cup final still to be played next Saturday, and then Larsson's benefit match against Seville the following Tuesday, there are some who will be suffering from farewell-fatigue, yet a footballer as heroic as Larsson cannot be expected to bow out quietly.See the full content of this document
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Tears Amid Cheers for Larsson; Swede Signs Off at Celtic Park in Typical Fashion On Emotional Day
His two goals yesterday, both the classic acts of a lean, hungry predator, finally brought to a conclusion the Swede's routing of the SPL. History will record that Larsson scored 174 goals in 221 league games for Celtic amid the 240 goals he has grabbed in 313 matc...
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