Joe Hart has voiced his reward of the ‘Celtic Family’ after the membership’s annual gala dinner in Manhattan.
The event, which occurred on the finish of final month in the title of the Celtic FC Foundation, drew the attendance of loads of Hoops fans Stateside.
Hart was a visitor of honour on the event alongside ex-Celtic ahead Brian McClair. The night was hosted by Hugo Stanley.
According to the membership, it raised $360,000 for the Foundation’s charitable work in New York, Ireland, and Glasgow.
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Joe Hart on Celtic household in New York
Hart wrote on Instagram on Saturday: “New York, you were something else.
“An honour to join the Celtic FC Foundation for the 2026 Gala Dinner and share a few stories from my time at Paradise.
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“The Celtic family travels further than any I’ve known, and seeing that green and white fill a room in the middle of Manhattan tells you everything.
“Every pound raised goes back into the communities the Foundation works with every single day. Football for good, in the truest sense.
“Thanks for having me. Thanks for the welcome. And thanks to everyone who dug deep on the night…”
Celtic’s relevance in New York wants no clarification, with the town famed for its Irish diaspora. At one level, the town reportedly had extra Irish residents than Dublin.
Hart refused to answer a question about Rangers in promotion of Soccer Aid this week, additional proving his loyalty to Celtic.
Since retiring on the finish of the 2023-24 season, Hart has moved into punditry, engaged on each English and Scottish soccer.
He has continued to make no apology for his affinity for Celtic, speaking up the membership amongst his English friends and serving to persuade Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to maneuver to Glasgow.
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Joe Hart and Ange Postecoglou’s first summer time at Celtic
Looking again on Ange Postecoglou’s first summer time switch window, it actually was probably the greatest in the membership’s historical past.
The early headline signing was Kyogo Furuhashi, who arrived from Vissel Kobe and blew us all away immediately.
Carl Starfelt and Liel Abada had been additionally in the door early, earlier than Hart and Josip Juranovic additionally strengthened the beginning eleven.
And how about this for a deadline day trio: Jota, Giorgos Giakoumamakis and Cameron Carter-Vickers. Looking at how our enterprise has been in seasons since, you don’t know whether or not to chuckle or cry.
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