Celtic invited to join Euro elite G-14

Celtic, Sevilla, Chelsea, Roma, Monaco, Werder Bremen and Benfica are expected to be among the clubs admitted to the expanded G-14 organisation.
Peter Lawwell says Celtic's invitation to an expanded G-14 confirms their standing as one Europe's major teams.
And the Scottish champions' chief executive told BBC Sport: "It is a great compliment to the club."

The 18 current members of the G-14 are Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia, AC Milan, Internazionale, Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Lyon, Marseille, Paris St Germain, Ajax, PSV Eindhoven and Porto.
"This is very positive, but we see ourselves as a major club in Europe," added Lawwell.

G-14 communications manager Derek McGlynn said: "This will be an initial meeting with the clubs.
"It will be used to explain the idea behind the organisation, as well as gauging the level of interest of the clubs we have invited, who will potentially become members.
"The event is an opportunity to meet the clubs, present ideas and get some feedback."
G-14 is a pressure group of major clubs and have recently challenged football's governing bodies on such matters as the Champions League format and compensation for players taking part in international matches.

Rangers and a number of names from Eastern Europe - such as Red Star Belgrade, Steaua Bucharest, CSKA Moscow, Dinamo Kiev, Sparta Prague, Wisla Krakow and Levski Sofia - will take part in the conference and have been invited to become only an associate member to the new enlarged group, but Celtic will be a full member. The major clubs of Europe making official what Celtic fans have always known, that Celtic are a lot bigger club than their city rivals.
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