It began in Honduras and ended at Hampden taking in Qatar, Canada and every corner of the States in between.
A lung-busting 73-game sequence that started in January 2022 produced World Cup qualification, three appearances at the greatest show on earth itself, a full MLS campaign with Montreal and six months in the east end of Glasgow. Alistair Johnston admits his body has taken a battering from what he dubs an 18-month footballing whirlwind. But after helping Celtic blow away the competition to land a world record eighth Treble in the last few weeks the Canada international is already turning his attention towards cooking up another storm in the Hoops.
Whirlwind might be describing that year and a half mildly. It’s been a full-blown tornado for the 24-year-old who still isn’t quite finished yet. And if he thought Saturday’s Scottish Cup Final was a scorching way to finish the clean sweep then the temperature is only set to soar on his next quest. Later this week Johnston will head back across the Atlantic to prepare for Canada’s Nations League semi final against Panama in the searing Nevada heat of Las Vegas.
