The BBC’s search to find a new football expert begins on Monday, with 12 content creators competing in Last Pundit Standing to win a role as BBC Sport’s next football content creator.
The first two episodes of the show will be available to watch on iPlayer, as well as BBC Sport’s YouTube channel and TikTok account, from 06:00 BST on Monday, with new episodes every week until 11 August.
Last Pundit Standing will be co-hosted by former Watford captain Troy Deeney and YouTuber and football presenter James Allcott.
Deeney said: “I’m absolutely buzzing to co-host Last Pundit Standing. There’s something really special about the energy that surrounds an exciting new show like this.
“We’re bringing together some amazing creators in incredible locations, with some huge special guests. I can’t wait to dive in and have some fun over the series.”
Star guests include former footballers Alex Scott, Robbie Savage, Chris Sutton and Martin Keown, ex-Everton and Burnley manager Sean Dyche, referee Rebecca Welch and comedian Max Fosh.
The 12 contestants, who were chosen from more than 400 applicants, will be whittled down through a series of tasks staged at iconic football locations as the creators are challenged by some of the biggest names in the game.
The candidates are:
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Toby Addison @blindtobes
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Ally Tomlinson @ally.tom7
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Cathal Traquair @calluketraquair
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Fuad Abdul Aziz @vipersport
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Rukiah Ally @Rukiah.ally2
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Jess Watkins @_jesswatkins
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Raees Mahmood @pythaginboots
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Reggie Yembra @reggieyembra
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Nancy Baker @nancebaker
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Nahyan Chowdhury @nahyan.chowdhury
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Lia Lewis @lia.lewis
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Oscar Browning @oscarbrowning
“These are 12 of the brightest football creators out there, the future of the football media industry. Seeing who comes out on top and lands the job should make great viewing,” said BBC director of sport Alex Kay-Jelski.
BBC Creator Lab, working on this with BBC Sport, is a talent search scheme, in collaboration with TikTok, for social and digital creators with an interest in developing a career in television.