Rangers

The young forward is eyeing a return to action with a new outlook after a car crash that left him in a five-day coma

Manchester United will play Scottish Premiership side Rangers in a pre-season friendly. The match will take place on July 20 at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, the 67,000-seater stadium which is predominantly used by the Scotland men’s rugby team. United also played at Murrayfield last summer, beating Ligue 1 side Lyon 1-0 in a friendly. United and Rangers have not played each other since 2010, when an 87th-minute Wayne Rooney penalty gave United a 1-0 win over Walter Smith’s Rangers at Ibrox in the group stages of the Champions League. The Rangers game is United’s last before they...

Liverpool will face Sparta Prague in the Europa League last-16.  Jurgen Klopp’s team will play the Czech side having topped Group E in the competition. Sparta Prague finished second in Group C. Roberto De Zerbi’s Brighton, meanwhile, will face Daniele De Rossi’s Roma in the last-16 after the Premier League side topped Group B. The Italian club, meanwhile, finished second in Group G.  David Moyes’ West Ham United will play German club Freiburg, while Scottish Premiership side Rangers face a tie against Benfica.  Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen, who remain unbeaten in the Bundesliga,...

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Wolves striker Fabio Silva has joined Rangers on loan for the rest of the season. The 21-year-old will see out the campaign in the Scottish Premiership having agreed terms on a straight loan, which Wolves say does not include the option for a permanent deal. Silva became Wolves’ record signing when he joined from Porto in 2020 in a deal potentially worth £35million, but he has been unable to repay Wolves’ investment and has again fallen out of favour this season. He was given another chance to establish his Premier League credentials in the summer following successful loans last season at...

Michael Beale has been appointed as the new Sunderland head coach. The 43-year-old Londoner has previously managed Queens Park Rangers in the Championship and Rangers in Scotland. Beale’s first game as Tony Mowbray’s successor will be against Coventry City at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. The Athletic reported on Friday that Beale was in advanced talks to succeed Mowbray in the Sunderland hotseat. Beale — who was sacked as Rangers boss in October — has joined Sunderland initially without the arrivals of additional coaching staff. Mark Venus, Mowbray’s assistant, also left...

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