SFA face six-figure legal bill to fine Rangers Â£5k - reports

New chief Ian Maxwell and the SFA board are considering whether to fight Rangers in the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the award of a Uefa licence in 2011, according to the Daily Record.

By The Newsroom Friday, 20th July 2018, 12:54 pm Updated Friday, 20th July 2018, 12:57 pm

It would cost Scottish football’s governing body well into six figures in legal fees to be granted permission to hit the Ibrox side with a £5,000 fine.

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A £10,000 fine and suspension from the game for a year is another possible punishment, but that remains highly unlikely.

SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell. Picture: SNS

Though the money may be better spent elsewhere, the SFA fear a backlash from supporters and other clubs if they were to let the case drop.

It was announced on Thursday that the Glasgow club’s legal team had successfully argued that the issues surrounding the licence for the 2011-12 season would need to be dealt with by the Swiss-based court under the terms of the five-way agreement, which allowed Rangers to continue playing in 2012.