Steve Clarke
Steve Clarke is the head coach of the Scotland national football team.
Notable Quotes
"Making Shankland a starter against Haiti is the greatest no-brainer in the history of footballing no-brainers."View Story →
"I've got some decisions to make."View Story →
"We've got fantastic problems."View Story →
"As much as we have done up until now then we have prepared as well as we can and we will prepare well this week and make sure we start the tournament well."View Story →
"But, to be honest, they felt good about themselves going into Germany so I wouldn't read too much into it!"View Story →
"We can’t wrap players in cotton wool. You need to work. Injuries are part and parcel of football."View Story →
"His priorities against Bolivia are 'no injuries, performance and then result.'"View Story →
"It's about preparation not protection."View Story →
"You can’t say it’s ‘free-style’ because the structure of their team is actually pretty good."View Story →
"When it happens, especially when it happens in the circumstances it happened to Billy, it is really disappointing."View Story →
"We are as well prepared as we can be at this stage."View Story →
"I've got 26 superstars here. To try to put so much on to one person is not fair."View Story →
"I'm tired but absolutely delighted with my players; resilience, character, everything about this group of players had to be on the pitch tonight and it was."View Story →
"don't get humped"View Story →
"don't get humped"View Story →
"What’s not to enjoy?"View Story →
"There were one or two decisions that I'm not too sure about."View Story →
"The challenge on John McGinn by Neil El Aynaoui was the Tartan Army's strongest penalty claim against Morocco."View Story →
"Are we wanting Uzbekistan to beat DR Congo?"View Story →
"Terrible start but the reaction to that was good."View Story →
"We made it difficult for ourselves, that's it."View Story →
"'Think we're going home' - Clarke & McGinn rue Scotland mistakes"View Story →
"Although the tournament was, for us at least, a bit of a damp squib, there was an unforgettable night at Wembley when we more than matched the eventual beaten finalists England and held them to a 0-0 win!"View Story →
"The most emotional part of this goodbye is for my players, without whom we wouldn't have had any of the memories that we've accumulated from 2019 until now."View Story →
"for once I got everything I asked for"View Story →
"'Bye-bye, Scotland' - Clarke's leaving letter to Tartan Army"View Story →
"They have given us everything we've asked for."View Story →
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July 4, 2026Pampered, protected & primed - so why didn't Scotland players perform?
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June 29, 2026Will Clarke successor be big-name overseas coach or Scotland icon?
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June 28, 2026Clarke leaves strong Scotland legacy but exit brings sense of relief
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June 28, 2026New deal, new beginnings & a sudden exit - Clarke's Scotland timeline
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June 28, 2026Clarke steps down as Scotland boss after World Cup exit
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June 27, 2026One night in Miami: The Scotsmen of the apocalypse
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June 27, 2026From 42% to 5.26% - how Scotland's World Cup hopes are fading
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June 26, 2026Stay or go home? Tartan Army in limbo as Scotland await fate
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June 25, 2026'Think we're going home' - Clarke & McGinn rue Scotland mistakes
Scotland will have to wait until potentially the early hours of Sunday to find out if their World Cup campaign will continue, but midfielder John McGinn suspects that is "unlikely" and head coach Steve Clarke suspects they are "going home".
June 25, 2026What are Scotland's chances of progressing as third-place finishers?
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June 24, 2026Big players must step up as Scotland pursue history against Brazil
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June 24, 2026Why Scotland can't play for draw or narrow defeat against Brazil
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June 21, 2026Uzbeks to beat DR Congo? The reality of Scotland's qualification mental gymnastics
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June 20, 2026Should Scotland have had two penalties & been playing against 10 men?
Were Scotland hard done by in Boston in losing 1-0 to Morocco in their second game of the World Cup finals?
June 20, 2026On another day that's a penalty - Clarke on McGinn claim
Scotland boss Steve Clarke believes the challenge on John McGinn by Neil El Aynaoui was the Tartan Army's strongest penalty claim against Morocco.
June 20, 2026Fifa alters how World Cup tables work - it changes everything
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June 19, 2026Scotland's totems must turn up to thwart dynamic Morocco
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June 19, 2026Christie pursues more dreams on same stage as idol Messi
Making a World Cup debut was a huge thrill for midfielder Ryan Christie as the Scotland midfielder sets sights on making progress beyond the group stage.
June 18, 2026How sweltering Scotland can handle World Cup heat
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June 17, 2026Meet the striker who doesn't score often - but Scotland win when he does
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June 16, 2026'Cartwheels at breakfast' & kicking about Boston - the culture shift in Scotland camp
Steve Clarke "doing cartwheels" is a sign of the shift among the Scotland squad and staff, writes Amy Canavan in Charlotte.
June 15, 2026Scotland hang on for first World Cup win since 1990 with 1-0 victory over Haiti - Reuters
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June 14, 2026McTominay travels separately in Boston as precaution
Key midfielder Scott McTominay travelled with a doctor as a precaution prior to Scotland's World Cup opener.
June 11, 2026McGinn in the form of his life and now dancing to Scotland's tune
If Scotland hit the mark in their upcoming matches the way John McGinn does in front of the media then this could be a special World Cup for Steve Clarke's side, writes Tom English.
June 8, 2026Clarke's 'got some decisions to make' - but what are they?
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June 7, 2026Patient, precise, clinical - are Scotland ready to make World Cup mark?
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