UEFA general secretary David Taylor has condemned the "disgraceful" scenes of violence which marred the Uefa Cup final in Manchester.
But Taylor has confirmed Rangers will face no sanctions from Europe's governing body.
Rangers fans fought with police in Manchester city centre after a big screen showing their team's 2-0 defeat against Zenit St Petersburg failed to work in a pack
ed Piccadilly Gardens.
Fifteen police officers were injured and a Zenit fan was stabbed, while 42 people were arrested during a night of trouble. Rangers have promised to take severe action against any fan who is found to have taken part in the violence. Taylor told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme: "It was really disgraceful and something on a scale we've not seen for some time. Whatever the issues around it, the giant screens not working or whatever, there are absolutely no excuses for the sort of disorder that occurred.
"Thankfully, it seems the authorities got on top of it pretty quickly and have expressed themselves satisfied that the vast majority of supporters were well behaved. But it was, of course, a very distasteful incident."
Taylor confirmed Rangers will not face disciplinary action from Uefa for the riots which occurred away from the City of Manchester Stadium. A Zenit fan was stabbed inside the stadium, but his injuries were not serious and five men arrested over the incident were released without charge.
Taylor said: "Our disciplinary rules relate to incidents in and around the stadium and Rangers, obviously, are giving their full co-operation to the authorities, banning any supporters found guilty of any incidents of disorder."
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