{"id":7220,"date":"2019-05-04T09:57:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T13:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7220"},"modified":"2019-05-04T09:57:23","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T13:57:23","slug":"celtic-win-eighth-straight-scottish-premiership-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7220","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Win Eighth Straight Scottish Premiership Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CelticChampionsMay2019_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CelticChampionsMay2019_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CelticChampionsMay2019_large-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Celtic wrapped up an eighth-successive Scottish Premiership title with a 3-0 victory over Aberdeen at Pittodrie.<\/p>\n<p>James Wilson twice struck the woodwork for the Dons before Mikael Lustig dived to head home Callum McGregor&#8217;s angled cross five minutes before the break to put the Bhoys in front.<\/p>\n<p>Jozo Simunovic, the match-winner against Kilmarnock last week, doubled Celtic&#8217;s lead in the 53rd minute with an excellent header from McGregor&#8217;s corner.<\/p>\n<p>Odsonne Edoaurd put the icing on the cake two minutes from time after being teed up by Tom Rogic to claim his 21st goal of the season.<\/p>\n<p>With the Scottish League Cup already in the bag, the Bhoys &#8211; still unbeaten under interim boss Neil Lennon &#8211; will now have their sights set on an unprecedented domestic triple treble.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-7220\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7220&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-7220\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7220&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-7220\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7220&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7220\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celtic wrapped up an eighth-successive Scottish Premiership title with a 3-0 victory over Aberdeen at Pittodrie. 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