DAILY MAIL 🔵 Ally McCoist receives OBE from Prince William at Windsor Castle
- McCoist is Rangers’ all-time leading goal scorer, netting 355 goals for the club
- He has become a popular pundit with likes of TNT Sports following retirement
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Rangers and broadcasting legend Ally McCoist has been awarded an OBE for his services to football.
On Wednesday morning, the Scot was at Windsor Castle to meet Prince William and beamed a huge smile as his big moment was snapped by cameras at the ceremony.
McCoist, 62, made his name as a player – and is Rangers’ all-time leading goal scorer – before making his way into coaching and then broadcasting.
Twitter.
‘Such a proud moment for myself and my family,’ he wrote. ‘I am humbled to be receiving my OBE from Prince William at Windsor Castle today.
‘Thank you for all the support and messages it means so much. Did we speak about Aston Villa? That’s between the Prince and I,’ he added, accompanied by a wink-face emoji.
During his playing career, the 62-year-old scored 355 goals from 581 games for Rangers, while he also played for the likes of St Johnstone and Kilmarnock.
McCoist was also capped 61 times by Scotland, netting 19 times in total.
Since his retirement, he has dabbled in coaching, leading Rangers from 2011 to 2014 as manager, before making his way into broadcasting.
He appeared on A Question of Sport from 1996 to 2007 as team captain, and has also done punditry work for the likes of ITV and ESPN.
It was on radio with TalkSport where he was thrust into the spotlight, however, before joining TNT Sports, then called BT Sport, back in 2017. Now, he is a commentator and pundit during the channel’s Premier League and Champions League coverage.