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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Mark Walker

Two Bilbao supporters given Spanish stadium ban after attack on Rangers faithful

Two Athletic Bilbao fans have been banned from Spanish sports stadiums for a year and fined £5,000 for attacking Rangers supporters.

Rangers faced the La Liga side in the quarter-finals of the Europa League earlier this year, where they exited the competition.

The day before the match, Athletic Bilbao fans attacked groups of Rangers supporters and two were arrested.


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Spain's Permanent Commission of the State Commission against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance in Sport met this week to discuss the incidents.

And they announced they had punished the two unnamed Bilbao residents for the attack on Rangers fans, which left one hospitalised with a ban on sports stadiums in Spain for one year and a fine of £5,000.

They stated: "Violence in sport has no place in Spain and severe measures have been taken."

Rangers lost the game in April 2-0 under former boss Barry Ferguson.

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