Rangers and SPFL cinch row OVER as league body concede regret over 'protracted disagreement' in Ibrox apology

The bitter feud between Rangers and the SPFL is over after the league confirmed both parties had agreed to withdraw from the planned SFA arbitration.

The Scottish football governing body last month handed Gers permission to take the league to court, after the Ibrox club claimed it had yet to receive an apology or an offer to pay for the legal costs run up by the sponsorship dispute. Rangers refused to display cinch branding around their stadium or conduct media interviews in front of the car company’s logo, claiming that an existing agreement with Park’s of Hamilton - a coach company owned by former chairman Douglas Park - prevented them from doing so.

The Light Blues were then made exempt from contractual branding obligations by the SPFL. However, they were prepared to take the SPFL to court to recover legal costs and receive an apology, although did concede that they would halt the process if both were forthcoming.

A statement from league chiefs today confirmed that the dispute had been resolved. A portion of legal costs will be met by the league, while Rangers confirmed that an apology had been received.

It read: “The Scottish Professional Football League, Rangers, and Park’s of Hamilton have confirmed that the long-running dispute between them in relation to the SPFL’s title sponsorship contract with cinch has been brought to an end.

“The SPFL has accepted that Rangers had a pre-existing contract with Park’s at the point that the SPFL entered into its title sponsorship contract with cinch in June 2021.

“All three parties have now agreed to withdraw the resulting Scottish FA arbitration, with the SPFL making a contribution to the costs of Rangers and Park’s. These sums will be donated to charity. The SPFL regrets any