Icons of Football is returning for a new run, this time turning its attention to Scottish football and the players who shaped it, according to BBC Sport. The series will be available on BBC iPlayer from Thursday.
The programme, which BBC Sport describes as exploring how Scottish football's biggest stars made their names both on the pitch and away from it, continues a format that has previously drawn strong audiences for its long-form treatment of the sport's history.
Scotland has produced a remarkable number of footballers who went on to define not just their clubs but their eras. From the domestic game to the highest levels of European competition, Scottish players have featured prominently across decades of the sport's evolution, and the country's clubs have their own considerable histories — European trophies, legendary managers, and fierce rivalries that still animate the game there today.
Documentary series of this kind occupy a particular space in football's broader culture. Where match coverage moves quickly and punditry is consumed and forgotten, the long-form profile allows for a more considered account — the early years, the setbacks, the moments that determined a career's direction. Icons of Football has built its reputation on precisely that approach.
No further details about which individuals will feature in this series have been confirmed in the BBC Sport report. The series begins on BBC iPlayer on Thursday.