Rangers: Giovanni van Bronckhorst sacked after a year

Rangers person sacked Giovanni van Bronckhorst aft a twelvemonth successful charge, with the Ibrox nine 9 points adrift of Celtic successful the Scottish Premiership rubric race.

However, aft signaling the Champions League's worst ever radical signifier run and falling further disconnected the rubric pace, Van Bronckhorst's 12-month tenure is over.

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"I privation to convey Gio for the hard enactment helium has enactment successful implicit the past 12 months and, especially, the achievements of taking the nine to the Europa League last and winning the Scottish Cup past season," said Rangers president Douglas Park.

"Unfortunately, caller results person not met neither our nor Gio's expectations, and we person taken this hard determination today. Everyone astatine Rangers wishes Gio each occurrence successful the future."

A 1-1 gully astatine St Mirren connected 12 November meant Rangers dropped points successful 3 of their past 5 league outings, pursuing the erstwhile weekend's nonaccomplishment astatine St Johnstone and a location gully with Livingston.

Heavy defeats by reigning champions Celtic and Champions League opponents Ajax, Liverpool and Napoli had enactment Van Bronckhorst nether expanding pressure, with respective of the club's summertime signings struggling to marque an impact.

Defender John Souttar and midfielder Tom Lawrence person missed astir of the play injured, portion winger Rabbi Matondo and left-back Ridvan Yilmaz person had constricted crippled time.

The Ibrox broadside did flooded Union Saint Gilloise and PSV Eindhoven successful Champions League qualifying to boost the club's finances aboriginal successful the season, but they person mislaid 9 of 27 games successful each competitions this term, winning 14.

Rangers fto a six-point league pb gaffe nether the erstwhile Netherlands skipper past term, earlier winning a archetypal home cupful since 2011 and losing retired to Eintracht Frankfurt connected penalties successful the Europa League final.

After reporting an operating nett of £5.9m for past season, Rangers volition clasp their yearly gathering aboriginal adjacent period and resume their Premiership run astatine location to Hibernian connected 15 December.

The Ibrox broadside look Aberdeen successful the League Cup semi-finals and statesman their Scottish Cup defence successful January.