Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The club has competed in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, since 2011, but will compete in EFL League One in the 2024–25 season, following relegation.
Small Heath F.C., champions of the inaugural Football League Second Division in 1892–93
Manager Steve Bruce led Birmingham City to promotion to the Premier League in 2002 and 2007
Main Stand, St Andrew's, 2005
Visiting Birmingham fans during the club's first away appearance in group stage of the UEFA Europa League in 2011
The Scotland men's national football team represents Scotland in men's international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It competes in three major professional tournaments: the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Nations League and the UEFA European Championship. Scotland, as a country of the United Kingdom, is not a member of the International Olympic Committee, and therefore the national team does not compete in the Olympic Games. The majority of Scotland's home matches are played at the national stadium, Hampden Park.
Billy Bremner (right) playing for Scotland against Zaire at the Westfalenstadion in the 1974 FIFA World Cup
Alex Ferguson (pictured) briefly served as Scotland's manager after the sudden death of Jock Stein in 1985.
Scotland against the Netherlands at Villa Park during Euro 1996
Berti Vogts, the only foreigner to coach Scotland to date