Scottish aspect Rangers’ residence Champions League sport towards Napoli on Tuesday has been postponed by a day on account of an absence of enough safety personnel following the demise of Queen Elizabeth, UEFA mentioned on Sunday.
The Queen died on Thursday on the age of 96, resulting in the postponement of Premier League and English Football League (EFL) video games at varied sports activities in Britain over the weekend.
“(The game) has been rescheduled for Wednesday 14 September at 21.00CET. This is due to serious limitations on police resources and organizational issues related to the ongoing incidents,” European soccer’s governing physique mentioned in an announcement. is not going to be approved on the Games, and as a matter of sporting equity, Rangers followers is not going to be approved for the return section in Naples.” Britain’s National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) acknowledged that this was a singular state of affairs.
“Following the decisions of the Premier League and EFL to cancel this weekend’s matches, we will work with football clubs to ensure and ensure that … The fixtures can be on safely when balanced against the requirement,” mentioned an NPCC spokesperson.
Rangers started their Champions League Group A marketing campaign with a 4–0 loss at Ajax Amsterdam and Napoli beat Liverpool 4–1 at residence.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
