Rangers demand UEFA do better

Ibrox club highlight ‘dangerous’ fan treatment at Seville final

RANGERS have outlined to UEFA the dangerous treatment that many of their supporters were subjected to at the Europa League final in Seville on Wednesday night in a bid to prevent any repeat at major events in future.

Officials at the Ibrox club have been inundated with harrowing testimonies of heavy-handed policing and disorganisation both before and during the match against Eintracht

Frankfurt in the Ramon SanchezPizjuan Stadium.

Fans have complained about having water bottles as well as medication – including insulin – and sunscreen taken off them by Spanish police as they were entering the ground in midweek.

Rangers were concerned to learn there were so few kiosks selling water in the 44,000-capacity arena and their fans were having to queue for up to an hour to get a drink.

They were also alarmed when they discovered that water in the toilets had run out due to the volume of demand shortly after supporters had been told to drink out of taps.

One Rangers-supporting doctor who was in attendance reported seeing fans suffering from heat exhaustion and hydration issues during a game that was played in 35 degree heat.

Rangers have outlined their concerns at both the organisation of the final and the treatment of their supporters to UEFA at the official post-match debrief and have also made representations to the Spanish FA.

They are now urging their fans to contact Football Supporters Europe, an organisation which monitors every major final and produces an independent third-party report, to pass on their experiences.

The club feel that denying young and elderly fans the basic human right of drinking water was dangerous and have vowed to pursue the matter with all relevant parties going forward after receiving harrowing reports.

Rangers midfielder Scott Arfield also heard about the conditions inside the stadium following the