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Irish Mirror
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Mark Pirie & Darragh Culhane

Rangers fans in massive Queen tribute and sing anthem despite UEFA ban

Rangers fans paid tribute to the Queen before their clash against Napoli on Wednesday night with a Union Jack tifo and silhouette of the Queen.

The Glasgow side are back in action on Wednesday and the match was pushed back 24 hours due policing concerns.

And the match was the first opportunity for Rangers fans to pay their respects.

Ahead of the match the Champions League anthem did not ring out with all British home sides not playing the anthem during the period of national mourning, with fans singing 'Rule Britannia' as the team emerged from the tunnel before the massive tifo was unveiled.

UEFA had also offered guidance that clubs should not sing the national anthem before kick-off. Rangers opted to play 'God Save the King' in tribute to the late monarch and King Charles III as fans sang along. The players took part in a minute's silence before playing the anthem for fans to sing along with ahead of kick-off in the Group A clash. .

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