If the late James Brown was still around today then he would need to surrender his title of “The Hardest Working Man In Show Business” to Celtic and Scotland midfielder Callum McGregor.
In 2018, the 26-year-old played more minutes in competitive matches than any other player in Europe and last year he improved on those statistics by racking up more game time than anyone else in the world game.
McGregor turned out in 67 games for club and country during 2019, starting 66 of them and playing for the full 90 minutes in 59.
In the circumstances, he could be forgiven for wanting the winter break to last considerably longer than it did but the champions’ playmaker was not only pining for a return to
