Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoː.ˌnɪŋk.lə.kə ˈliːr.sə ˈspɔrt.ˌkrɪŋ]) (often simply known as Lierse) is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups. Lierse is one of the 5 Belgian clubs to have played in the UEFA Champions League group stage with Anderlecht, Club Brugge, Genk and Standard. The most capped player at the club is Bernard Voorhoof with 61 caps for Belgium, all when he was at Lierse. With 30 goals, he is also the topscorer of the Belgium national football team together with Paul Van Himst.

The club was founded in 1906 and they first promoted to the first division in 1927-28. Lierse was successful in the first division until the end of World War II, winning 2 titles and finishing only 4 times outside the top 5. At the end of the 1947-48 season, they were relegated to the second division. Lierse enjoyed a two more spells at the highest level, each time with a championship win (between 1953-54 and 1985-86 and between 1988-89 and 2006-07).

Anthony "Tony" Watt (born 29 December 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Celtic.

Watt started his career with Second Division club Airdrie United before transferring to Scottish Premier League club Celtic during January 2011.

Watt started his career with Airdrie United in 2009 at under 17 level, after impressing in a bounce game, previously to this he had only played football for fun. He broke into their first team squad during the 2010-11 season making his debut on 24 July 2010, playing from the start in an Alba Cup match against Ayr United. He made his league debut on 7 August 2010, coming on as a 60th minute substitute against East Fife. He scored their third goal to draw the match 3-3. In all he made 19 appearances and scored three goals. Following his departure to Celtic, he was awarded the SFL young player of the month award for December 2010.

Several clubs including Liverpool, Fulham and both Old Firm teams showed interest in potentially signing Watt during the 2011 January transfer window. After a trial with Rangers and a week's training with Liverpool, Watt was signed by Celtic on 4 January, for a reported fee of £80,000 and future payments dependant on his first-team progression. He signed a three-year contract.