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.
After scoring just once in the opening five games, going 0-3-2 during the stretch, the Brooklyn Knights Under-16 boys' Super-Y League team needed an intervention. Not only was the squad not scoring goals, but the team was suffering internal strife.
Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:55:00 GMTThe Belgian Football Association has announced that Dutchman Dick Advocaat will step down at FC Zenit St. Petersburg at the end of the year to take up the position as their national team coach.
Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:11:58 GMTBuoyed by a strong test session, John Martin heads into his Superleague Formula debut at Magny Cours this weekend with measured confidence. The 24-year-old Queenslander completed 21 laps of Zolder last Thursday, primarily as a shakedown of his Alan Docking Racing (ADR) engineered Rangers FC machine.
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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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