The 12 content creators vying to be BBC's new football expert

The BBC's hunt to find a caller shot master originates connected Monday, pinch 12 contented creators competing successful Last Pundit Standing to triumph a domiciled arsenic BBC Sport's adjacent shot contented creator.

The first 2 episodes of nan show will beryllium disposable to watch connected iPlayer, arsenic good arsenic BBC Sport's YouTube transmission and TikTok account, from 06:00 BST connected Monday, pinch caller episodes each week until 11 August.

Last Pundit Standing will beryllium co-hosted by erstwhile Watford skipper Troy Deeney and YouTuber and shot presenter James Allcott.

Deeney said: "I'm perfectly buzzing to co-host Last Pundit Standing. There's thing really typical astir nan power that surrounds an breathtaking caller show for illustration this.

"We're bringing together immoderate astonishing creators successful unthinkable locations, pinch immoderate immense typical guests. I can't hold to dive successful and person immoderate nosy complete nan series."

Star guests see erstwhile footballers Alex Scott, Robbie Savage, Chris Sutton and Martin Keown, ex-Everton and Burnley head Sean Dyche, referee Rebecca Welch and comedian Max Fosh.

The 12 contestants, who were chosen from much than 400 applicants, will beryllium whittled down done a bid of tasks staged astatine iconic shot locations arsenic nan creators are challenged by immoderate of nan biggest names successful nan game.

The candidates are:

"These are 12 of nan brightest shot creators retired there, nan early of nan shot media industry. Seeing who comes retired connected apical and lands nan occupation should make awesome viewing," said BBC head of athletics Alex Kay-Jelski.

BBC Creator Lab, moving connected this pinch BBC Sport, is simply a talent hunt scheme, successful collaboration pinch TikTok, for societal and integer creators pinch an liking successful processing a profession successful television.