Having played on the world’s biggest stage in some of the most hostile atmospheres, Harry Kewell the football player has seen it all.

From playing in crowds of 120,000 in the heat of Iran, to World Cup tournaments and Champions League finals, to experiencing some of the game’s biggest rivalries in England and Turkey, there’s not much that fazes Kewell.

With five years on his CV at Liverpool, Kewell was also no stranger to regularly hearing the sound of You’ll Never Walk Alone belted out from the terraces, so when he arrived at Celtic, it was a welcome sound to hear the anthem again.

Kewell thought he had heard it all, but when he walked out to Celtic Park dugout for the first time in a competitive game, the Celtic coach said it was a noise he had never experienced before.

He told the Celtic View: “As a player, I never really noticed the atmosphere. You could hear a noise at the start when you’re walking out but as soon as I went on the park I switched off.

“The biggest crowd I’ve played in is 120,000 with Australia away to Iran and they were bouncing about but it didn’t affect me. To me, it’s a pitch with 11 men, some fans cheer you or boo you, but to me, I went out and would do my job.

“Now as a coach, I take it in a lot more because I have the chance to sit back and watch.

'The opening game of the season at home to Aberdeen – I’ve heard You’ll Never Walk Alone every week at Liverpool but that day it was something different, it was awesome.'

“The way the fans timed it and they stopped when the whistle blew, even I was like ‘Wow!’

“That’s part of the excitement about being here because I’ve played in a lot of derbies and atmospheres but everyone always says this place is different.

“Going to those hostile environments is what you want and being here at Celtic Park in one of those atmospheres is something I love.”

To read the full interview with Harry Kewell, see the latest Celtic View.

Also in your 100-page Celtic View:

More exclusive interviews with Henrik Larsson, Paul Lambert, Jota, Amy Gallacher, Clarissa Larisey, and Matthew Anderson.
Interviews with some famous Celtic fans, with GAA star David Clifford, and Glasgow band GUN sitting down with the View.
Interviews with Ange Postecoglou and Callum McGregor as they run the rule on our Champions League opponents.
Three competitions where you get a chance to win a Matt O’Riley signed shirt, all three Adidas tops, and tickets to Celtic the Musical.
Loads of Hoops features.

All this and much, much more in the latest Celtic View.

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Harry Kewell on life as a Celt in the latest Celtic View magazine