O'neill Scores a Cash Victory in Libel Case; Record Must Pay Out Over Move to Liverpool Claims
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MARTIN O'Neill, the Celtic manager, has won substantial damages from a newspaper over an erroneous report linking his name to an English Premiership club.
At the High Court in London yesterday, the Celtic manager accepted what is believed to be a five-figure sum - and an apology - from the Daily Record, which had published an unfounded story claiming he was leaving Celtic Park to take over from Gerard Houllier at Liverpool. It is the second time in less than three years that he has won such a case.See the full content of this document
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O'neill Scores a Cash Victory in Libel Case; Record Must Pay Out Over Move to Liverpool Claims
Paul Hackney, Mr O'Neill's solicitor, told Mr Justice Eady that the allegations published in the newspaper on February 7 last year had wrongly cast doubt on his client's commitment and loyalty to Celtic.
Before their publication, there h...See the full content of this document
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