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Football legends, celebrities and politicians today stood shoulder to shoulder with ordinary fans at the funeral of former Celtic and Scotland star Jimmy Johnstone.

Hundreds of mourners turned out to say their final farewells to the player known as Jinky, who died on Monday aged 61, after a four-year battle with motor neurone disease.

And thousands were expected to line the streets as his funeral cortege journeys through Glasgow's east end, towards Johnstone's spiritual home of Celtic Park.

His coffin was carried into the church last night by four former Celtic team-mates, including Billy McNeill, captain of the Lisbon Lions European Cup-winning team of 1967, in which Johnstone played.

Half an hour before the start of today's service, the Lions arrived at the church, silver haired and smartly dressed in jackets with green badges.

Former Celtic manager Martin O'Neill was also among the mourners and described Johnstone as a "cheeky chappy" who despite his greatness always thought of others.

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