Former Scotland manager Craig Brown has died at the age of 82.
Brown, who was the national team's longest serving manager and the last man to take them to a World Cup finals, passed away in hospital following a long battle with illness.
The iconic coach, whose playing career was cut short by injury, began his managerial career at Clyde and later took charge of Scotland U21s before the senior side.
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Under his management, Scotland qualified for Euro '96 and the 1998 World Cup, with Brown stepping down in 2001 and taking up coaching positions at Preston North End, Motherwell and Aberdeen before retiring in 2013.
He also played a surprise role in Wales' preparations for Euro 2016, with close friend Chris Coleman tapping into his wealth of major tournament experience after his team qualified for a first major championships since 1958.
Coleman's assistant Osian Roberts said Brown had been a "great help" to the coaching staff ahead of the tournament, explaining at the time: "Chris knows him very well. I was out with him at a conference in Russia last week. We had a couple of hours going through all the details, which I've brought back and shared.”
“There's people with a wealth of experience we can tap into, so we're doing that,” he added. “It gives us a great insight into how to go about it because it's a learning curve for us.”
Brown also made a bold prediction regarding Wales' chances in the tournament, which turned out to be bang on.
"“When you see the Welsh team play, they're excellent,” he said. “I think they've got a very good chance. They won't surprise me, but they could surprise a few folk.”
Tributes have poured in for the much-loved manager from across the footballing world, with former club Aberdeen saying they were "heartbroken" by the loss, adding: "A dear friend to us all, Craig will be sorely missed and our love and condolences are with his family at this terribly sad time."
