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Gemma Ryder

Rangers-daft dad makes epic 29 hour journey to Seville in converted van without ticket for game

A Rangers -daft dad has set off on a 29-hour drive to Seville in a converted transit van to see his beloved light blues play in the Europa League Final - despite not having a ticket for the game.

Lee Penrice, 48, from Kinglassie in Fife began his almost 2,000 mile journey at midday on Monday and expects to arrive in Spain in the early hours of Wed.

The Diageo worker was serving in Afghanistan when Rangers played in their last UEFA final against Zenit Saint Petersburg in Manchester in 2008.

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