Roy Keane amongst mourners at funeral of Celtic legend
The former defender passed away two weeks ago at the age of 84.
Clarke made 300 appearances for the Scottish football club, and was part of the team that became the first British club to win the European Cup in 1967. John Clarke made 300 appearances for the Scottish football club, and was part of the team that became the first British club to win the European Cup in 1967. Pic: Keystone/The club defeated Inter Milan in Lisbon, Portugal with the team being given the nickname the Lisbon Lions.
Paying tribute to the soccer player, Celtic manager Brendan Rogers said: 'John was instrumental in delivering our greatest day and his achievement is forever etched in Celtic's proud history.'
The funeral of the Scotsman took place at St Mary's Church in the Calton area of Glasgow with the funeral cortege passing the club stadium following the service.
Among the mourners was Roy Keane and Ian Wright, who both played stints with Celtic in their later football years.
Corkman Keane made ten appearances for the club between 2005 and 2006 before his retirement in 2006.
Keane and Wright were praised for attending the funeral, with one social media user branding it a 'classy gesture.' Roy Keane was among mourners who paid their respects to late Celtic legend John Clarke at his funeral last week. Pic: Michael Zemanek/REX/Shutterstock
They said: 'They were both only at Celtic a short time when John was kitman. Just shows the impression he left on them.
'There will never be another European cup winner sorting kits out. God speed John.'
There were a number of Portuguese flags at the church as a homage to both the European Cup win and to the late Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva. There were a number of Portuguese flags at the church as a homage to both John Clarke and Celtic's European Cup win and tribute to the late Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva. Pic: Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images
The Portuguese star, who just won the Premier League with Liverpool and Nations League with Portugal, was tragically killed in a car crash with his brother André Silva, a fellow footballer, in Spain.
Diogo's wife and family were joined by Liverpool players for the funeral of the brothers in Portugal.
The coffins of Jota and Silva were carried into Igreja Matriz de Gondomar church in the town of Gondomar near Porto on Saturday morning, followed by mourners.
A church bell tolled and crowds applauded as the brothers' coffins were carried into the church, followed by mourners, some with their arms around each other.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot, captain Virgin Van Dijk and teammates including Andy Robertson, Conor Bradley, Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Joe Gomez were seen arriving to the church.
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