Rangers are off to a great start in the youth competition against Real Madrid and PSG, so keep an eye on them.
Much of Rangers’ week has been dominated by rumors about Philippe Clement due to the team’s stunning
qualification for the Europa League’s round of eight.
The manager will have to face the music during his pre-match press conference for the journey to
Tynecastle to play Hearts, so the silence hasn’t been ideal. Fortunately, the Rangers’ Under-16
team has provided much-needed relief by traveling to Qatar to compete in the renowned Alkass
International Cup. Rangers are winning the Alkass International Cup so far.
As past champions, with Kai Kennedy winning a player of the tournament title,
the Ibrox team frequently participates in one of the most difficult age group competitions.
To give an idea of the how well respected the tournament is, Real Madrid and Paris Saint
Germain are in the other half of the draw. A combative and somewhat frantic first-half was
turned on it’s head in the second when Steven Mundell made changes as Rangers manager,
watching his side run out well-deserved 2-0 victors: “Yeah, it was a very challenging game,
I think the boys played very well, said the academy coach to the local host media.
“We had some challenges in the first-half with how we coped with the man to man
pressure and building up through that. “Fair play to Seattle Sounders in terms of their
physicality and aggression, it was a real challenge but once the players started to get their
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