A football club in the Scottish Premier League, Rangers F.C. is a Glasgow-based team long associated with the Protestant Unionist community of Scotland. Rangers have a fierce rivalry called the "Old Firm" with crosstown squad Celtic F.C. The rivalry has Protestant vs. Catholic overtones. Rangers was formed in 1872 and have won the Scottish league 51 times, first in 1891 and most recently in 2005. Some of the greatest Rangers players include Andy Goram, Sandy Jardine, John Greig, Richard Gough, Terry Butcher, Jim Baxter, Davie Cooper, Paul Gascoigne, Ally McCoist, Mark Hateley and Brian Laudrup.
MACLEAY Valley Rangers FC held its AGM to elect office bearers to the club’s committee for the 2009 season recently.
Publ.Date : Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:42:30 GMTHundreds of mourners watched the poignant sight of the coffin of young Royal Stewart McEwan being carried into his funeral with his goalkeeping gloves on top.
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:57:13 GMTThe Kilmarnock Standard reports on a landmark case in Kilmarnock Sheriff Court yesterday where the judge ruled that a Rangers fan was guilty of racist behaviour. The yob was arrested for singing the vile 'Famine Song' with 90% of the Rangers support at a recent game against Kilmarnock.
Publ.Date : Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:50:46 GMTThere appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel as Rangers FC management have confirmed that soon they would release the sign-on fees for Rangers players for the on-going season, reports Kate Obodo.
Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:14:32 GMTOh dear! Rangers are paying Media House, a Glasgow based PR and Crisis Management company, a kings ransom in order to try and somehow defend the indefensible racist behaviour of their fans but it seems that the chairman needs gagging too. Prepare the rottweiler..........
Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:40:24 GMT
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The club's nicknames include The Gers, Teddy Bears and Light Blues. They are sometimes referred to as Glasgow Rangers to identify them apart from other pro sports teams using the Rangers name.
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