Rangers Poised for Gbp25,000 Fine As Chanting Plea Falls On Deaf Ears Uefa Claim Ibrox Club Are Guilty of Abuse

The HeraldApril 12, 2006

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UEFA are set to fine Rangers about GBP25,000 but may resist forcing the temporary closure of parts of Ibrox when European football's governing body meets today to censure the club over inappropriate conduct by supporters, including sectarian chanting.

UEFA have compiled a body of evidence against Rangers, including TV footage of fans' prejudiced singing during two recent Champions League matches against Villarreal in Glasgow and Spain and will almost certainly find the club guilty when their Control and Disciplinary Body meets in Nyon near Geneva this afternoon. If found guilty, it would spell trouble for Rangers, as some sections of the club's fans would come under increased UEFA scrutiny next season.

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Rangers Poised for Gbp25,000 Fine As Chanting Plea Falls On Deaf Ears Uefa Claim Ibrox Club Are Guilty of Abuse

Rangers have presented UEFA with a hefty document in their defence, in which the club cites such anti-bigotry measures as The Blue Guide and the Pride over Prejudice campaign - both of which Ra...

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