McCombe, said to be the grandson of Celtic football legend Billy McNeill, was in the Dutch capital to celebrate his 21st birthday and was staying at the Novotel hotel on the edge of Buitenveldert. Matthew had been in the dutch capital to celebrate his 21st birthday. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link .

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Appeals were made on social media for sightings of the 21-year-old – including from the club his grandfather captained. "The thoughts and prayers of everyone at the club are with Matthew’s family and friends at this difficult time." Matthew McCombe was last seen early in the morning of March 14 near Amstel train station in Amsterdam. Matthew had not been seen since going missing from his hotel in the Dutch capital at around 6.15am on March 14. "Our colleagues discovered that this is the missing Matthew McCombe.Matthew, who was in Amsterdam for his 21st birthday celebrations, was last seen on Saturday March 14 when he left the Novotel in the city without his phone, passport or wallet.And his mum paid Paula has paid a heartfelt tribute to her son on Facebook this morning.She hailed him as being "much loved by all" as she thanked those who had helped in efforts to race him.She said: "It is with great sadness that we are announcing our son Matthew McCombe’s body was found this morning. The grandson of Celtic legend Billy McNeill has been found dead, his family has confirmed. He didn’t have his phone, keys, wallet or passport on him and hasn’t made contact with anyone since. "Matthew was much loved by all and our hearts are broken.

He left the hotel carrying a can of … The missing man was identified by newspaper The Scottish Sun as being the "Our colleagues discovered that this is the missing Matthew McCombe. On Twitter, they wrote "Everyone at #CelticFC is devastated at the news of the sad passing of Matthew McCombe, grandson of legend Billy McNeill. Billy McNeill captained Celtic's Lisbon lions team to victory in the 1967 European Cup. On Twitter, they wrote "Everyone at #CelticFC is devastated at the news of the sad passing of Matthew McCombe, grandson of legend Billy McNeill. "We would like to thank everyone who has helped in the search for Matthew and for the love, compassion and kindness that has been extended to us since our arrival in Amsterdam. The grandson of Celtic FC legend and former Aston Villa manager Billy McNeill has been found dead in a canal in the Netherlands. The grandson of Celtic FC legend Billy McNeill has been found dead in a canal in the Netherlands. "The thoughts and prayers of everyone at the club are with Matthew’s family and friends at this difficult time." A grandson of the Celtic legend Billy McNeill has been found dead in a canal in the Netherlands.Matthew McCombe, 21, was last seen early on March 14 near Amstel railway station in Amsterdam.Appeals This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. "As a family we would kindly ask for our privacy to be respected in these sad times."

Billy McNeill captained Celtic's Lisbon lions team to victory in the 1967 European Cup. He sadly passed away in April last year, aged 79. He was last seen leaving Novotel hotel on Europaboulevard.

News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.THE body of Billy McNeill's missing grandson has been found by cops in the Netherlands - 18 days after he vanished.A frantic search was launched after Matthew McCombe, 21, vanished while in Amsterdam last month.Now police in the Dutch capital have confirmed that his body was found in a canal earlier this morning.And his family have paid a touching tribute to Matthew on social media.A spokesperson for the force said: "A body was found in the water at the Molenkade in Duivendrecht. Billy McNeill’s grandson, Matthew McCombe, has been missing since 14 March, when he vanished in Amsterdam. Last Updated: This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. A frantic search was launched after Matthew McCombe, 21, vanished whi… A spokesperson for the police force in Amsterdam said: "A body was found in the water at the Molenkade in Duivendrecht.

"As a family we would kindly ask for our privacy to be respected in these sad times".More tributes have now flooded in for Matthew following the tragic discovery. "Matthew was much loved by all and our hearts are broken. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.

"We would like to thank everyone who has helped in the search for Matthew and for the love, compassion and kindness that has been extended to us since our arrival in Amsterdam. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed Matthew McCombe was missing in Amsterdam for more than two weeks Matthew was seen on CCTV leaving the Novotel hotel in Amsterdam at 6.15am on March 14 Matthew's parents Paula, left, and Charlie, right, have spoken on Dutch TV to jog viewers memories Matthew was last seen in Amsterdam on Saturday 14 MarchFormer Celtic stars Lustig, Benkovic, Tierney and Roberts take part in #StayAtHome challenge