Early career
Souness was brought up in the Saughton Mains area of Edinburgh, and supported local side Hearts and Rangers. As a teenager, Souness played for local boys' club North Merchiston. See more

Rangers
Souness was appointed Rangers' first player-manager in April 1986, signing from Sampdoria for a fee … See more

In 1985, Souness wrote an autobiography called No Half Measures. In 1999, he wrote another book chronicling his post-playing career up to and including his spell at Southampton, entitled Souness: The Management Years. See more

Souness was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 Birthday Honours for services to association football and to charity.
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While a Middlesbrough player, Souness received his first international cap for Scotland on 30 October 1974 in a 3–0 friendly victory over East Germany at Hampden Park. By the time Souness was selected by manager Ally McLeod for the Scotland squad for the See more

Media work
Souness has appeared as a television analyst in the UK and Ireland regularly since his managerial career ended. He was one of the main analysts on Sky Sports coverage of the Premier League, regularly appearing … See more

Personal life
Souness' first wife was Danielle Wilson; they met in 1982 and married in 1984. He adopted her young … See more