Film star Law to play Shankly in TV series - gossip

What the report says

BBC Sport Football reports that film star Jude Law is set to portray Scottish manager Bill Shankly in a new television series centered on Liverpool FC’s history. The article says the project will focus on Shankly, one of the club’s most celebrated figures, and notes that Law is known for roles including The Talented Mr Ripley and the Sherlock Holmes films. No broadcaster or release date is given in the snippet provided.

The same roundup also cites Transfermarkt figures suggesting Rangers now have the most valuable squad among Scottish clubs, with an estimated value of £132m. That places the Glasgow side 23rd in the British rankings, behind the 20 Premier League clubs and the Championship teams of West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Celtic are listed 28th at £104m, while Hearts and Hibernian are further down the table.

Taken together, the items reflect both the continuing profile of Scottish football in media and the financial gap between clubs in Britain’s major leagues and those in Scotland. The inclusion of Shankly’s story is likely to interest Liverpool and Scottish football followers, while the squad valuations offer a snapshot of how clubs are being compared in the transfer market. BBC Sport presents these as gossip and external reporting rather than original analysis.