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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
David Irvine

Rangers issued £35k UEFA fine over four Liverpool Champions League breaches

RANGERS have been issued fines totalling around £35,000 by UEFA over conduct during the Champions League match against Liverpool at Anfield.

The Ibrox club have been slapped with four fines in relation to the lighting of fireworks, throwing of objects, a provocative message of an offensive nature and violation of the UEFA Return to Play Protocol.

Rangers have first been punished over the throwing of objects with a £3,300 fine under Article 16(2)(b) DR of UEFA regulations.

The club were then hit with a sanction under the same article but section (c) over the lighting of fireworks which incurred an £14,400 fine (€16,500).

Rangers were also fined under Article 16(2)(e) DR of regulations over a "provocative message of an offensive nature" during the 2-0 loss at Anfield.

The fine imposed for that breach totalled £8,750 (€10,000).

The final sanction came under Article 13.1.2 regarding face masks in the UEFA return to Play Protocol.

The club were hit with another £8,750 (€10,000) fine for the violation.

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