Ex-Aberdeen CEO suggests UEFA 'ban' after Rangers latest
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(Credit: Imago) Keith Wyness suggests UEFA ‘ban’ after Rangers latest Wed 11 March 2026 8:30, UK UEFA should introduce stricter rules on multi-club ownerships after Rangers’ latest off-field move.That is according to ex-Aberdeen, Aston Villa, and Everton chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, after Rangers announced two departures from their board.Rangers and Leeds are both owned by 49ers enterprises, and the two clubs could both qualify and meet in the Europa League next season.UEFA told clubs to comply with multi-club rules by March 1st, with Rangers acting in their financial interests to avoid any threat of not being able to compete in Europe. 💰 Rangers Finance Update 💰 Inside the transfer budget, player wages, new kits, stadium news, and the latest boardroom developments at Ibrox. VISIT THE RANGERS FINANCE HUBUEFA ‘conflicted’ over multi-club issuesAberdeen’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Pittodrie between 2000 and 2004, had lengthy spells as the chief of Everton and Aston Villa and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes UEFA would find it “very hard” to ban multi-club groups.
MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness thinks Rangers chiefs stepping away from the club due to their involvement in Leeds won’t make much difference.He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “I don’t think it really makes that much of a difference, but it sort of shows they’re doing something. Whether they ban them overall at some stage, I think it would be very hard because there’s now about 70 different multi-club groups.
But there may be some strict laws coming in, and I’m sure they’re thinking about it going forward. “So they’re probably conflicted in what they’re thinking about the whole multi-club ownership issue.