Scottish football legend Lou Macari and radio presenter George Bowie are among those to be recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

    Macari has been made an MBE for services to association football and to homeless people, while Clyde 1 DJ Bowie has received the same honour for services to radio and charity.

    Bowie, from Greenock, is known for popularising the Eurodance track Bits and Pieces, which became beloved by Scotland football fans as a Hampden goal-scoring song.

    Macari, who played for Scotland at the 1978 World Cup, began his career at Celtic before making more than 400 appearances for Manchester United.

    The midfielder was just 17-years-old when he joined Celtic after being spotted while playing for his school team.

    He quickly became part of the late 1960s reserve side, known as the Quality Street Gang, that also included Kenny Dalglish and Danny McGrain.

    The now 77-year-old won 24 Scotland caps and later managed clubs including Celtic and Stoke City for almost 20 years.

    In 2016 he set up a homeless charity, The Macari Foundation, in his home town of Stoke-on-Trent.

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