Keane attends funeral of Celtic hero
Famous faces from the world of football were joined by ordinary fans to say farewell to Celtic legend Tommy Burns at his funeral today.
Sunderland boss Roy Keane was one of the football stars their to pay his respects.
Thousands of mourners turned out to remember the former manager of the Glasgow club, who died at home last Thursday aged 51.
The former Scotland international, who was also a long-serving Celtic player, died after losing a battle with cancer.
Mourners began arriving two hours before the requiem mass at St Mary's church in the Calton area of Glasgow.
Hundreds of fans were in the street outside the church from early this morning and up to 3,000 had gathered at Celtic Park where the service is being broadcast.
Celtic boss Gordon Strachan arrived with the first team squad to loud applause from those outside the church.
Others arriving included Rangers boss Walter Smith and captain Barry Ferguson.
Former Scotland and Rangers manager Alex McLeish also attended along with SFA chief executive Gordon Smith.
The full article contains 180 words and appears in Sunderland Echo newspaper.
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Last Updated:
20 May 2008 12:13 PM
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Source:
Sunderland Echo
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Location:
Sunderland
