Film star Law to play Shankly in TV series

Film star Jude Law is to play Bill Shankly in a television series about the Scottish football legend, while Rangers edge out Celtic in the list of most valuable British squads.

Jude Law, known for films like The Talented Mr Ripley and the Sherlock Holmes franchise, will portray legendary Scottish manager Bill Shankly in a new TV series about Liverpool FC‘s history. (The Herald)

Rangers (£132m) have the 23rd most valuable squad in British football behind the 20 Premier League clubs and Championship duo West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Celtic (£104m) at 28th, while Heart of Midlothian (£21m) are 49th and Hibernian (£15m) two places below. (Transfermarkt)

Hearts centre-half MJ Kamson Kamara, the 20-year-old signed from Lincoln City this summer, says Kilmarnock manager Neil McCann is helping him through a transition to right-back while on loan. (Edinburgh Evening News)

New Scotland Under-17 coach David McCallum says Rangers midfielder Kyle Glasgow, currently on loan to Alloa Athletic, was promoted from his group to the under-21s because the 16-year-old was ready for the challenge of playing against players five years older. (The National)

Former Airdrieonians player-manager Rhys McCabe, who was made Scotland Under-16 coach last month, says Kyle Glasgow’s promotion to the under-21s will inspire his contemporaries and lead to more talented prospects moving up the age-group ranks in future. (The Herald)

Former Rangers centre-half Connor Goldson, now 33, has returned to training with Apollon Limassol after open-heart surgery. (Glasgow Times)

Sixth-tier Armadale Thistle made history by playing two matches in one day at Volunteer Park, beating Dundonald Bluebell 4-0 in the East of Scotland Premier Division in a match kicking off at 14:30 BST on Saturday before losing to an 89th-minute winner by Stonehaven in a Scottish Communities Cup tie starting five hours later. (Scottish Sun)

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