Uefa fine for Rangers after fans' bus attack

Uefa's control and disciplinary body have handed Rangers a £9,000 fine for the behaviour of their supporters before their away Champions' League game against Villarreal last month

The Spanish club's team bus was attacked and a window was smashed prior to the second leg. However, they were found not guilty by the European governing body of acts of alleged discriminatory chants at both legs of the last 16 tie, which Villarreal won on the away-goals' rule when the aggregate score finished 3-3.

A Uefa statement read: "Rangers have been fined €13,000 [£9,000] for incidents at their Uefa Champions' League first knockout-round tie against Villarreal last month.

"Uefa's control and disciplinary body imposed the fine on Rangers following the improper conduct of some of their supporters, notably the smashing of a window of the Villarreal team bus at the second-leg match in Spain on 7 March.

"The body declared the Rangers fans not guilty of alleged discriminatory chants at both legs of the tie," the statement added.

* Gordon Strachan, the Celtic manager, is confident Roy Keane will still be a playing for the Scottish champions next season. The 34-year-old midfielder only arrived from Manchester United in January and Strachan said: "I think I will have Roy next season. He loves it at the club and I can't see him leaving. I see people bowing to Teddy Sheringham and quite rightly because he's 40."