WITHOUT PINING FOR LOST PLACE AT WORLD CUP FINALS

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

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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.