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Gavin Berry

Rangers to hit UEFA with dossier of complaints over 'lack of dignity and respect' for fans in Seville

Rangers have joined forces with Eintracht Frankfurt to file a dossier to UEFA after being flooded with complaints over treatment of fans in Seville.

European football’s governing body are under fire for their organising of the Champions League Final with Liverpool supporters facing huge problems outside the Stade de France in Paris.

The Ibrox club’s fans also had issues in the Europa League Final with them denied water inside the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium despite searing temperatures.

Rangers and opponents Eintracht Frankfurt have met with supporters’ group Football Supporters Europe to discuss the problems.

A statement on the Rangers website read: “Last Friday, representatives of Eintracht Frankfurt, Rangers FC, and Football Supporters Europe (FSE) met to debrief and discuss several significant organisational issues during the recent UEFA Europa League final in Sevilla.

“These issues could easily have led to even more severe problems on the night and it was only thanks to the calmness and mutual respect of both sets of fans towards each other that there were not more severe injuries suffered. All three parties applaud the remarkable calmness of the two fan bases, given the situation they faced.

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“Apart from the severe lack of food and - even more critically in the soaring temperatures - of water, there were several organisational problems around policing, body searches and beyond. Both clubs, as well as FSE, received a huge amount of complaints and witness statements from fans present in the stadium.

“All three parties will now work jointly to report back to UEFA and the local public authorities in Spain, and will make recommendations to ensure these problems can never occur again at a European final.

"Fans spend a lot of effort, time and money following their teams all over Europe and expect to be treated with respect and dignity while attending football games. This expectation was not met at all at the Europa League final in Sevilla.”

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