Andy Hinkel has revealed all his Germany teammates are Celtic mad - including Chelsea's Michael Ballack! "All the national players have said to me what I've done has been good. First of all going to Spain, then to Scotland with Celtic.

"And it's not only about the football. It's about everything in life around the club and how that affects me.

Everyone in the German squad last week was interested in Celtic because there are not too many of us playing outside the Bundesliga. So they asked about the league, the Scottish people, what Glasgow is like as well.

"Ballack actually saw the Old Firm game last season when we won 3-2 and he was asking me about the incredible atmosphere and what it was like to play in the game.

"He spoke about how quick it was and we talked about Celtic."