Rangers punished by UEFA over anti-woke stadium banner
- Rangers Football Club has been fined £30,000 by UEFA and faces a suspended closure of the Copland Stand for displaying a discriminatory banner during a match against Fenerbahce.
- Rangers announced they are issuing lifetime bans to individuals responsible for the discriminatory banner.
- Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers received a suspended one-match touchline ban from UEFA for delaying a kick-off in a Champions League game.
- Celtic faced fines totaling £19,000 for incidents involving pyrotechnics and blocked passageways in UEFA matches.
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Rangers fined, handed suspended stand closure over banner
GLASGOW: UEFA has fined Rangers €30,000 (RM143,540) and issued the Scottish club a suspended stand closure after a group of fans displayed what the governing body said was a “racist and/or discriminatory” banner against Fenerbahce at Ibrox. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Rangers hit with suspended stadium CLOSURE over banner as club blast their own fans - The Mirror
Rangers have received a severe punishment from UEFA after their supporters held up a banner reading “Keep woke foreign ideologies out. Defend Europe" during a Fenerbahce game
Rangers fans who held shameful banner during Fenerbahce game hit with lifetime ban
The club also face having their Copland Stand closed for future European games as a result of the banner, which was held up during the Europa League clash on Thursday, March 13.
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