Sir Alex Ferguson led tributes to Law at funeralFormer United forward died aged 84 last month Sir Alex Ferguson led the tributes to Denis Law as football greats paid their final respects to “the King” in Manchester on Tuesday. An exquisite footballer and a brilliant man, the much-loved former Manchester United and Scotland forward died aged 84 last month. Law remains the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d’Or and no man has scored more goals for the national team. Sir Kenny Dalglish is joint top with him on 30 goals and was among the mourners as Law was remembered in the heart of the city on which he left an indelible mark. Continue reading...

Ex-Scotland midfielder John Fleck is taken to hospital shortly before he was due to take his place on the bench for Chesterfield's League Two game against Doncaster.

Interim head coach Michael McArdle makes sweeping changes to the Scotland squad for Nations League matches against Austria and Netherlands.

Today’s tittle tattle is being dragged by its ears to the finish It’s here! It’s here! Welcome to the football writing equivalent of Michael Fish’s weather forecast of 15 October 1987, which the Guardian web editors will be dropping like a stone from all front pages as those “solid” links gradually prove to have consisted of little more than gas and hot air in the runup to today’s various slammings shut of the window (11pm GMT in England, Scotland and Italy, 10pm in France, 5pm in Germany). First, to Arsenal. Mikel Arteta is still “actively looking” for a forward, but has seen the likes of Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha thumb their nose at him in recent days. So: will French teenager Mathys Tel prove their late, dramatic move? Manchester United have had two bids swatted away by Bayern Munich, a £50m offer from Spurs came to nought … could Arteta have more success with a loan approach for a player who doesn’t fancy his chances of kicking on under Vincent Kompany? As for Emirates exits, Atlético Madrid are now said to be winning the race to prise Oleksandr Zinchenko away, to the chagrin of Borussia Dortmund, who also fancied the left-back. Continue reading...

After recovering from cancer, owner Adam Webb speaks to BBC Scotland about his return to St Johnstone, their chances of avoiding relegation and his future plans.

BBC Scotland will broadcast live TV coverage of Ayr United versus Hibernian and St Mirren against Hearts in the Scottish Cup fifth round.

Former Scotland and Arsenal defender Jen Beattie announces her retirement after a successful 16-year career.

Scotland and Arsenal legend hangs up boots after an 18-year career winning 14 trophies and recovering from breast cancer in 2020 “My favourite thing of all is how fun it was,” Jen Beattie says with a smile. “There would be some training sessions where we would be warming up and I would joke to teammates that this is the best job in the world, and it absolutely is. I’ve loved every second of it, even all the hard stuff.” As the curtain comes down on a glittering career, she reflects on her time as a player with nothing but pride. The 33-year-old Scotland defender announced her retirement on Tuesday after an 18-year journey that has taken her around the world. She has lifted silverware 14 times and made history with her country at their first World Cup. Continue reading...

Scotland's Sam Kerr hopes to "find myself again as a player" after joining Liverpool on loan from Bayern Munich.

Our cartoonist pays tribute to the Manchester United and Scotland legend, who has died aged 84Buy copies of David’s cartoons in our Print ShopDavid’s new book, Chaos in the Box: buy it now Continue reading...

Steve Clarke's Scotland will play international friendly matches against Iceland and Liechtenstein in June.

Michael McArdle has been appointed interim head coach of Scotland women's national team while the SFA continue their search for a permanent successor to Pedro Martinez Losa.

BBC Scotland takes a look at Dundee and Dundee United's history in the Scottish Cup before the sides meet on Monday.

On a sombre afternoon graced by a piper’s rendition of Flower of Scotland and a poetic tribute to the great man, Manchester United went down in a first game since Friday’s passing of Denis Law. To blame was the latest dismal display under Ruben Amorim whose 15th match piloting United enters the record books as a seventh defeat. Continue reading...