CALMAC HAS ENOUGH FIRES TO FIGHT

WITHOUT PINING FOR LOST PLACE AT WORLD CUP FINALS

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A PENNY, or any other form of legal tender, for Calum McGregor's thoughts.

Celtic's captain retired from international football in 2023 to conserve his energy for club commitments at domestic and European level. Now the World Cup finals participation, which had seemed like a fantasy at that time, has become a reality for Scotland.

And with a squad of players who, at its core, are in his age bracket or above. Meanwhile, McGregor has ironically been left to do heavy lifting at Celtic Park on a laborious scale unprecedented at any other stage of his career there.