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Watch new Icons of Football – on iPlayer from Thursday

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Icons of Football is back, telling the incredible stories of how some of Scottish football's biggest stars made their names on the pitch and off it.

As an engrossing season of Scottish football draws to a close and the World Cup approaches, the third season of BBC Scotland's football documentary series returns with stories that fans across the country know, and plenty of stuff you don't.

All episodes are available on the iPlayer from Thursday, 7 May, with Henrik Larsson's episode the first to be shown live on BBC Scotland at 22:00 the same day.

Here is a flavour of what you can expect from each episode.

Henrik Larsson
[BBC]

A man who needs no introduction to any fan of football, let alone in Scotland.

Larsson arrived in the summer of 1997 and would go on to play 315 games and score 242 goals.

He is widely considered to be one of the club's greatest-ever players and has been dubbed "The King of Kings" by the Celtic faithful.

From heartbreak in Seville to winning the Champions League with Barcelona – with some serious praise from Thierry Henry – Larsson is well and truly an icon of the game.

Gary McAllister
[BBC]

Brought in by Gerard Houllier as an 'old head' at Liverpool, Gary McAllister was already a title winner in England with Leeds, where he formed part of a formidable midfield quartet along with David Batty, Gary Speed, and Gordon Strachan.

He kept a young Steven Gerrard out of the side at first before winning a treble at Anfield.

His penalty miss against England will forever be associated with him, but McAllister refuses to let it define him.

A proud captain of his country and Scottish Football Hall of Fame inductee, McAllister is one of the nation's most talented midfielders ever.

Davie Cooper
[BBC]

Graeme Souness says one of his biggest ever regrets was letting Davie Cooper leave Ibrox.

A maverick winger who refused to be curtailed and pigeon-holed, Cooper is one of the most naturally gifted players to ever line up for Rangers and Scotland.

His Scottish Cup success with Motherwell is remembered fondly to this day by the Fir Park faithful, too.

Cooper's tragic passing in 1995 shocked the nation, with fans and team-mates alike still full of adulation for the late great.

Julie Fleeting
[BBC]

Julie Fleeting is Scotland's all-time leading goalscorer.

116 goals in 118 caps, her record speaks for itself.

An early trailblazer in women's football, Fleeting found success in the United States of America before moving to Arsenal and cementing her legacy as one of the greatest ever women's footballers.

Chick Young
[BBC]

Chick, Charles, Chico.

Chick Young is one of Scottish football's great characters.

From exclusive interviews, trying his hand at many niche sports on Sportscene, or being impersonated by Jonathan Watson on Only an Excuse – Chick has done it all.

A friend to big names in and out of football, Chick's legacy in the game is one of a kind.

Craig Gordon
[BBC]

Keep your eyes peeled in the coming months for a special programme as Scotland prepare for their first World Cup in a generation…

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