avail. also the scottish cup victory at the end of last season, but let s look at the negatives, well, the disastrous champions a campaign 22 goals conceded, not one single point again. the resting performance in champions league history. it did, though, i ll come down to domestic form, slapping nine points behind celtic, defeat to saintjohnston recently draws against livingston. something the board could no longer put up with now in terms of the timing, no real surprise with that either because rangers now have a few weeks during the world cup to try and find a replacement for giovanni van bronckhorst, names in the frame already, the former brownlee manager currently without a job. steven gerard s number to hear it i practice, also a name mentioned by fans. at the board really know they have to get this one right because already the pressure is turning on them. the rangers fans
could receive sporting sanctions which could include bookings, so they ve decided that the captains will now not to wear the armband. let s not forget that showing football and sporting venues can be very profitable. for lawrence he tell me that one england game could bring in £10,000, and after a couple of years of covid, well that would be very much welcome, but regardless of this and how far the three lions get in this tournament, there will not be a cake shown here for any of lawrence is venues. some news closer to home, the rangers manager giovanni van bronkhorst has been sacked after a year in charge. hey went into the world cup break nine points behind celtic in the scottish premiership after a terrible champions league campaign. here s our sports correspondent chris mclaughlin. it isa it is a sacking comes as no surprise. he was on the imposition for one year. yes, there were some highs during that time. the obvious one the europa league final in this
they ve sacked giovanni van bronkhorst. hello and welcome to sportsday, i m olly foster. welcome along, from here on in, the world cup really gathers pace, and england have hit the ground running. perhaps, quite predictably, their opening win also had a number of off field issues , the one love armand climb down and some ticketing problems as well, we ll get to those in a moment but first lets look at some of those goals. gareth southgate opted for four at the back withjude bellingham one of the anchors in a three man midfield. we will get to that in just a moment. first, let s look at some of those goals. gareth southgate opted for four at the back withjude bellingham one of the anchors in a three man midfield. the 19 year old headed england s
feeling recruitment in recent years has not been good. rangers say they will take their time and make sure they get the successor to giovanni van bronckhorst that the fans and this club deserves. that van bronckhorst that the fans and this club deserves. this club deserves. that is “ust about it. whales i this club deserves. that is “ust about it. whales have i this club deserves. that isjust i about it. whales have absolutely belted out there and done ahead of that first world cup match, and 58 years facing the usa. our top story tonight even beating iran a 6 2 in the opener. goodbye. hello. after a cold start to this morning, the day stayed rather chilly in most places, partly due to this band of rain that s pushed its way northwards and eastwards this is the radar picture from earlier on today. but some of this rain qill linger through the night across parts of northern england, northern ireland, up into southern
time in more than a decade with a 1 0 defeat of psv eindhoven last night, and manager giovanni van bronkhorst feels the experience will help his side develop. i love that my players will have the opportunity to compete. i always remember my first game in champions league. it was feyenoord againstjuventus away. the first 25 minutes, i was blown away about the level and the wayjuventus played at that time. and to experience that as a player is very. you have to be very privileged because not many players get the chance to compete on this level. well, here s a look at the sides in each pot. rangersjoin rivals celtic in pot four. manchester city, liverpool, chelsea and tottenham are the four english sides to look out for. there ll be live text commentary on the bbc sport website from 5pm. england s jill scott says she d eventually like to take up a coaching role in the national set up but admits she will need to get a bit more organised first .