The first leg of the Gers' qualifying assignment against Macedonian side FK Shkupi will air exclusively live on BT Sport on Thursday, July 12th.

Steven Gerrard's first competitive game as a top-level manager will be shown exclusively live on BT Sport.

The former England star is hoping to steer Rangers through the awkward UEFA Europa League qualifying stages and Macedonian side FK Shkupi are their opening opponents.

BT Sport will air the first leg from Ibrox, with live coverage beginning at 7pm (kick-off is 7.45pm) on BT Sport 1 HD and BT Sport 4K UHD on Thursday, July 12th.

The game will also be available for live streaming on BTSport.com and the award-winning BT Sport app.

And if you're not yet a BT Sport subscriber, find out how we can get you set up in just 15 minutes ahead of the game.

Rangers will need to negotiate four two-legged ties in all if they are to take their place in the UEFA Europa League group stages, which begin on September 20th.

The announcement follows the news earlier this week that BT Sport's first exclusively live Ladbrokes Premiership game of the new season will be Rangers' trip to Motherwell on Sunday, August 26th.

BT Sport is the exclusive live home of the UEFA Europa League (and UEFA Champions League) for at least the next three seasons.

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