Australia striker Scott McDonald has been named captain of the Celtic side to meet Brisbane Roar in Sunday's Translink Cup clash at Suncorp Stadium. With regular skipper Stephen McManus injured and reportedly no certainty to retain the captaincy this season under new manager Tony Mowbray, McDonald has been given an early chance to stake his claim for a full-time leadership role. "I am absolutely delighted," McDonald told the Celtic website. "As a lifelong Celtic supporter, I realise just how great an honour it is to be given the captaincy for this match. "My family will be among the thousands of supporters who are all looking forward to the club's visit and it will, personally, be a real honour to lead the team out on this rare trip to Australia." Mowbray said it was fitting that an "Australian-born" Celtic player should... [read full story]
