Brendan Rodgers
Northern Irish football manager
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| 2024 | Won his third Scottish league title in his first season back at Celtic. |
| October 2024 | After Celtic lost 7–1 against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, Rodgers defended his tactical approach and his players despite criticism. |
| March 2024 | After criticising match officials following a 2–0 defeat at Hearts, Rodgers was charged by the Scottish Football Association (SFA). He received a one-match ban and later commented that referee John Beaton was 'one of the top referees in the country'. |
| February 2024 | Rodgers spoke about the title chase against Rangers. He was also criticised for referring to a female journalist as a 'good girl', though the journalist defended him. |
| 2023 | Celtic began the 2023–24 season with a 4–2 win against Ross County in the opening Scottish Premiership fixture. Rodgers led the team to win their first five away matches, a feat last achieved by Celtic in the 2017–18 season. |
| 2023 | Leicester City were ultimately relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season, despite winning their final match 2-1 against West Ham United. |
| June 19 2023 | Brendan Rodgers returned to Celtic, agreeing a three-year contract to replace outgoing manager Ange Postecoglou. He expressed personal and professional happiness about the return and guaranteed he would stay for the full contract term. |
| April 4 2023 | After his departure, Rodgers expressed confidence that he would have been able to keep Leicester City in the Premier League. |
| April 2 2023 | Brendan Rodgers left Leicester City by mutual consent following a 2-1 defeat against Crystal Palace, amid the team's ongoing struggles in the Premier League. |
| 2022 | Leicester City began the season with seven defeats from their opening 10 Premier League games, dropping to the bottom of the table before improving with a run of four wins from five games before the World Cup break. |
| 2022 | Led Leicester City to their first ever European semi-final in the UEFA Europa Conference League, where they narrowly lost 2-1 on aggregate against Roma, managed by José Mourinho. |
| 2021 | Won the FA Community Shield with Leicester City. |
| 2021 | Leicester City narrowly missed out on UEFA Champions League qualification, finishing fifth in the Premier League after a series of crucial matches against Chelsea and Liverpool. |
| May 15 2021 | Rodgers guided Leicester City to their first-ever FA Cup title, defeating Chelsea 1-0 in the final. |
| 2020 | Won the FA Cup with Leicester City. |
| 2020 | Leicester City won their Europa League group, progressing to the round of 16 by defeating Braga, AEK Athens, and Zorya Luhansk, but were subsequently eliminated by Slavia Prague. |
| 2020 | In his first full season, Rodgers led Leicester City to a fifth-place finish, qualifying the team for the UEFA Europa League group stage. |
| September 27 2020 | Rodgers led Leicester City to a historic 5-2 away victory against Manchester City, becoming the first manager to score five goals against a Pep Guardiola-managed team. |
| March 2020 | Tested positive for COVID-19 with his wife, experiencing loss of smell, taste, and strength for three weeks before recovering. |
| December 6 2019 | Brendan Rodgers signed a contract extension with Leicester City, keeping him at the club until 2025. At the time of signing, the team had won 7 consecutive matches and was second in the Premier League table after 15 games. |
| March 2019 | In his home debut match, Rodgers led Leicester City to a 3-1 victory over Fulham, with Jamie Vardy scoring his 100th goal for the club. |
| March 6 2019 | Experienced a home break-in in Glasgow, where thieves stole family possessions and medals won at Celtic. |
| March 3 2019 | Rodgers managed his first game for Leicester City, a 2-1 away defeat against Watford, with Andre Gray scoring a 92nd-minute winner. |
| February 26 2019 | Appointed manager of Leicester City Football Club on the same day he left Celtic. |
| February 26 2019 | Departs from Celtic Football Club. |
| 2018 | Brendan Rodgers turned down a lucrative approach from a Chinese club, stating he had found happiness at Celtic. |
| December 2018 | Rodgers led Celtic to win the Scottish League Cup, securing his seventh consecutive trophy with the club. |
| May 19 2018 | Won the Scottish Cup Final 2-0 against Motherwell, completing the first 'Double Treble' (winning a treble in two consecutive seasons) in Scottish football history. |
| April 29 2018 | Secured Celtic's seventh consecutive league title with a 5-0 win against Rangers at Celtic Park, extending the club's unbeaten run against Rangers to 12 games. |
| November 26 2017 | Won his fourth consecutive trophy by beating Motherwell 2-0 in the Scottish League Cup Final, becoming the first manager in Celtic's history to win his first four domestic trophies. |
| November 4 2017 | Guided Celtic to a 4-0 victory over St Johnstone, extending their unbeaten domestic record to 63 consecutive games and surpassing the 100-year British record for consecutive unbeaten domestic matches. |
| September 2017 | Won Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month for September and again received PFA Scotland Manager of the Year and Scottish Premiership Manager of the Season. |
| June 2017 | Married Charlotte Searle. |
| May 27 2017 | Won the Scottish Cup by defeating Aberdeen 2-1, securing a domestic treble and completing an unbeaten domestic season. |
| May 21 2017 | Finished the league season 30 points ahead of Aberdeen with a record 106 points, becoming the first Scottish side to complete a top-flight season undefeated since 1899. |
| April 2017 | Won Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month for April. |
| April 29 2017 | Led Celtic to a 5-1 victory over Rangers at Ibrox, their heaviest defeat at home since 1915. |
| April 7 2017 | Signed a new four-year contract with Celtic. |
| April 2 2017 | Secured Celtic's sixth consecutive league title by defeating Hearts 5-0, with eight games remaining in the season. |
| 2016 | Won PFA Scotland Manager of the Year and Scottish Premiership Manager of the Season for the 2016-17 season with Celtic. |
| December 2016 | Won Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month for December. |
| December 31 2016 | Became the first Celtic manager to win his opening three games against Rangers, extending Celtic's unbeaten domestic run to 24 games and creating a 19-point lead in the Scottish Premiership. |
| November 27 2016 | Won his first trophy as Celtic manager, beating Aberdeen 3-0 in the Scottish League Cup final and securing Celtic's 100th major trophy. |
| October 2016 | Won Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month for October. |
| September 13 2016 | Suffered his heaviest defeat, a 7-0 loss against Barcelona at Camp Nou in the Champions League group stage. |
| August 2016 | Won Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month for August and joined Celtic, where he would begin a successful period with the club. |
| August 23 2016 | Guided Celtic to qualify for the Champions League group stage after a 5-4 aggregate victory over Hapoel Be'er Sheva. |
| July 12 2016 | First competitive game as Celtic manager, losing 1-0 away to Lincoln Red Imps in Champions League qualifying round. |
| May 20 2016 | Appointed manager of Celtic on a 12-month rolling contract, succeeding Ronny Deila. |
| February 2016 | Got engaged to Charlotte Searle. |
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