The European Super League and the UEFA ruling that could see Rangers access

Rangers fans may have seen the news about the European Court of Justice giving the European Super League rebels the go-ahead and thought it didn’t really matter to us, but it does.

The ruling, which states that UEFA cannot prevent such a competition from being established, means that the contentious venture is back on the table.

Rangers appear to be a long way from competing with the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona at first glance, but a place in the European Super League could be on the table.

Can Rangers break into the European Super League?

Initially, it appeared that the European Super League would be a closed shop.

A shop run by those whom UEFA already looks after fairly well in terms of money distribution and entry into their competitions.

But everything has changed.

According to a Sky Sports explainer, up to 64 teams could participate, which means Rangers could end up in the European Super League after all, with the big guns coming to Ibrox.

A22 Sports – the company behind a new European Super League – unveil their new format proposal for European club competitions in men's and women's football ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/zzU5gEkp3L

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) December 21, 2023

Instead of just one league with 12 mega-rich clubs, the plan is for three tiers, similar to UEFA’s three competitions, with each tier having a league and then knockout rounds.

The main difference is that there would be more games in general.

The Star, Gold, and Blue tiers would be divided into 16, 16, and 32 teams, with each receiving promotion and relegation.

The top two in each group advance to the knockouts after a group stage round of 14 games.

So, how did Rangers get into the European Super League?

Simply put, Rangers are currently ranked 29th in UEFA’s club coefficient list; even if the ESL took additional teams from the continent’s top five leagues, they would still need to find a way to fill the gaps up to 64.

Rangers, like the Champions League, would be in a strong position to compete in the inaugural European Super League, if it were to take off. However, the squad would need to be significantly improved.

A competition and format that, despite the upcoming revamp, is seriously jeopardised.

In other news, Rangers are said to be ‘at the forefront of the race’ to sign £35 million striker Fabio Silva on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers during the January transfer window.