Editing Rangers F.C. (section)

===Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Europa League Final, Michael Beale return and Philippe Clement===
Midway through the 2021–22 season, Steven Gerrard left Rangers for [[Aston Villa]], and was replaced by former Rangers midfielder [[Giovanni van Bronckhorst]] on 11 November 2021. He led Rangers to their first European final in fourteen years, beating [[Borussia Dortmund]], [[Red Star Belgrade]], [[S.C. Braga|Braga]] and [[RB Leipzig]] on the way to facing [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in the [[2022 UEFA Europa League Final]]. He also took the club to their first [[Scottish Cup]] final in six years, in which they beat [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rangers beat Hearts in extra time to win Scottish Cup |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61447048 |access-date=2022-05-23}}</ref>

In the 2022–23 season, Rangers qualified for the [[2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage|UEFA Champions League group stage]] for the first time since the [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League|2010–11 season]]. They went on to lose all six group matches against [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], and [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] with only two goals scored and a −20 goal difference overall, setting the worst performance in a Champions League group stage, surpassing [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]'s −19 goal difference in the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage|2011–12 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Church |first1=Ben |title=Six losses and 22 goals conceded: Glasgow Rangers suffers worst Champions League group stage campaign in tournament history |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/02/football/rangers-champions-league-worst-record-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=3 November 2022 |work=CNN |date=2 November 2022}}</ref> Giovanni van Bronckhorst was sacked on 21 November 2022, after also falling nine points behind Celtic in the Scottish Premiership.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Van Bronckhorst sacked as Rangers manager |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63535011 |access-date=2023-10-08}}</ref> Michael Beale, a coach under previous manager Steven Gerrard, succeeded van Bronckhorst on 28 November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rangers Confirm Michael Beale as Manager |url=https://www.rangers.co.uk/Article/rangers-confirm-michael-beale-as-manager/78EvJ6oEQDnXMpW19wJApY |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=www.rangers.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> After a winning start, Beale had turned around results quickly; however, they lost out in both cup competitions against Celtic and finished the [[2022–23 Scottish Premiership|2022–23 season]] seven points behind their rivals. After a summer rebuild, Rangers lost on the opening day of the [[2023–24 Scottish Premiership|2023–24 season]] to Kilmarnock; their hopes of qualifying for that seasons Champions League was also crushed after losing to [[PSV Eindhoven]]. Beale was sacked as manager on 1 October 2023, the defeat to Aberdeen at Ibrox the culmination of a very poor run of results.

[[Philippe Clement]] was appointed manager on 15 October 2023, Rangers' sixth permanent manager in ten years, with [[Steven Davis]] being the interim manager prior to Clement's appointment. The club won their 28th League Cup title, and their first in twelve years.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Ewan |date=2023-12-17 |title=Rangers edge Aberdeen in League Cup final for Philippe Clement's first trophy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/dec/17/rangers-aberdeen-scottish-league-cup-final-match-report |access-date=2025-01-31 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Rangers finished runners up to Celtic in the league and the Scottish Cup. After being defeated by Dynamo Kyiv in the 2024–25 Champions League Third Qualifying Round, Rangers entered the Europa League, where they placed eighth in the new format, placing them directly in the Round of 16.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Scott |date=2025-01-30 |title=Tottenham and Rangers win to claim last-16 places: Europa League – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2025/jan/30/tottenham-v-elfsborg-rangers-v-union-saint-gilloise-and-more-europa-league-live |access-date=2025-01-31 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Clement was sacked as manager on 23 February 2025.<ref name="Clement out">{{ cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c39n1ey8m88o| title=Rangers sack Clement following loss to St Mirren | work=BBC Sport | date=23 February 2025 | first=Chris | last=McLaughlin}}</ref>