⚽ The Kick-Off - Wednesday 20th May 2026
World Cup squad announced. 14 players depart Livingston. Callum Slattery to leave Motherwell. Former Stirling Albion employee accused of embezzling £10k from club.
Random Scottish Football Fact #313:
Ten players have been named in the squads for all three of the last major tournaments. Andy Robertson, Kieran Tierney, Jack Hendry, Scott McKenna, Grant Hanley, Scott McTominay, John McGinn, Billy Gilmour, Ryan Christie, and Che Adams.
WORLD CUP
🌎 Steve Clarke announced his Scotland World Cup squad yesterday. The headlines are call-ups for Ross Stewart and Findlay Curtis, and the omission of Lennon Miller. - Scottish FA website
⚽ Steve Clarke revealed a young goalkeeper will be called up as a ‘27th man’ for training purposes. He couldn’t reveal the name as they hadn’t told the mystery keeper yet. - Sky Sports on X
📺 Hear from Steve Clarke following the announcement.
📺 ITV announced its team for World Cup coverage. Sam Matterface and Ally McCoist will be commentating on Scotland v Morocco. Connie McLaughlin will be the Scottish reporter on the ground. Duncan Ferguson is the only Scottish pundit. - ITV
⏳ One final, final bit of rejigging has freed up space for one last team of four at The Scottish Football Kick-Off World Cup Quiz. It is going to be a great night, so get your team in here. There will be no other team spaces made available after this.
NEWS
🦁 Livingston have announced that 14 players are leaving the club following relegation to the Championship.
Joel Nouble, Barrie McKay, Jeremy Bokila, Dan Finlayson, Andrew Shinnie, Jamie Smith, Samson Lawal, Graham Carey, Andy Winter, Lewis Latona, Codi Stark, and Liam Sole have been released at the end of their contract.
Danny Wilson and Mo Sylla have also left following relegation clauses.
Livi still have 23 players under contract ahead of next season and are in discussion with Scott Arfield and Shane Blaney. - Livingston FC website
👋 Motherwell midfielder Callum Slattery is leaving Fir Park after five years. - Motherwell FC website
🔵 Forfar Athletic made a double signing yesterday.
Adam Brown has joined from Stirling Albion, and Aaron Arnott from Kelty Hearts. - Forfar Athletic website
📝 The latest SPFL contract renewals:
Forfar Athletic’s Ross MacLean has signed a one-year extension. - Forfar Athletic website
Montrose goalkeeper Cammy Gill has extended his contract at Links Park. - Montrose FC website
Partick Thistle youngster Matthew Falconer has signed a new two-year deal. - Partick Thistle website
🔵 Stranraer’s Deryn Lang has turned down an improved contract and will leave the club. - Stranraer FC website
😐 Raith Rovers Interim Chairman John Sim revealed that the club was close to going into administration in February had it not been for director Ruaridh Kilgour putting money in to cover wages. - Iain Collin, The Courier
⚪ Ayr United officially unveiled Gary Naysmith and Brown Ferguson.
⚖️ Laura Downes, who was football administration manager at Stirling Albion, has been charged with embezzling £10,000 from the club. - STV
🏟️ Dundee United have begun work on renovating their Tannadice pitch, including improving drainage. United encountered several issues with their pitch following record rainfall throughout the winter. - Dundee United website
⭐ Rangers’ Youssef Chermiti was named the star man in the final SPFL Team of the Week. - SPFL website
📺 Four-part Partick Thistle documentary "One Team in Glasgow" is available to stream on STV Player today.
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 24
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
Fixtures in the Midlands League, North of Scotland Football League and SWPL 1 play-offs and Potts Cup. View all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
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