The well-known Masters event is returning this summer season with Rangers set to battle it out.
The enduring six-a-side competitors was a Sky Sports activities staple within the early 2000s, and it's making an thrilling comeback this summer season.
Motion kicks off on July 8 for the primary time after greater than ten years off.
Rangers will full within the competitors this 12 months with their squad already confirmed.
And with Kris Boyd and Barry Ferguson within the facet alongside the likes of Pedro Mendes and Michael Mols, Gers are certain to be up there.
Celtic are additionally coming into the competitors, with Stiliyan Petrov the star identify within the squad.
In an effort to compete, gamers should be 35 or over the 12 months the event happen and will need to have performed for Rangers sooner or later of their profession.
Six gamers can begin with two rolling subs to maintain the older legs as contemporary as attainable.
Whether or not the ex-players can be found or match clearly controls whether or not or not they're an possibility for the facet or not.
However Report Sport have put collectively the important thing members who might make up the last word Rangers Masters staff.
Barry Ferguson
Barry Ferguson has been named alongside Lee McCulloch and Pedro Mendes in Rangers' Masters squad this 12 months.
The 44-year-old spent an enormous chunk of his skilled profession at Ibrox along with his first spell between 1997 and 2003 earlier than returning to Govan in 2005 for an additional 4 seasons.
His first spell got here to an finish when the midfielder was bought to Blackburn Rovers for £7.5 million.
Ferguson was nonetheless enjoying aggressive soccer till 2015, with the participant persevering with to maintain himself match since and a certain factor to impress on this summer season's competitors.
Stefan Klos
The keeper spent 9 years at Ibrox, making over 200 appearances for the Govan outfit.
Technically, Allan McGregor is eligible to participate within the event with the goalie 5 years older than the minimal age requirement.
However with the keeper's future nonetheless unsure, it is perhaps some time earlier than he hangs up his boots and makes the time for competitions like these.
Till then, Stefan Klos is a worthy staff member.
Roy Carroll has been picked because the No.1 for the Masters event this summer season regardless of solely making one look for the membership.
Carroll left Ibrox after simply six months, returning to English soccer by becoming a member of Derby County.
Ronald de Boer
One man who actually seems as if he might nonetheless put a shift in is Dutch maestro Ronald de Boer.
A aim machine from midfield in his heyday, the previous Ajax and Barcelona star rejuvenated his profession at Ibrox and is presently again at Ajax teaching inside the academy.
He was tipped as a possible Rangers supervisor after Steven Gerrard left in November final 12 months however that did not come to fruition along with his former teammate Gio van Bronckhorst getting the nod.
He retired in 2008 however he is sorted himself and appears properly able to lasting just a few video games of sixes.
Brian Laudrup
Proficient Danish Rangers legend, Brian Laudrup, can be a staple member of the Masters facet.
The versatile participant can characteristic as a winger, ahead or as a midfielder - along with his capability certain to show massively beneficial in a small sided conflict.
Spending 4 years at Ibrox after arriving from Fiorentina for £2.3million, Laudrup netted 33 instances for the membership in 116 appearances.
The 53-year-old hung up his boots again in 2000, ending his senior profession off at Ajax.
However the legend appears to have saved himself in form and was given the all clear in 2020 after present process most cancers remedy for a decade.
Michael Mols
Michael Mols has really been named in Masters facet that may journey to Portugal this summer season.
The striker spent 5 years at Rangers between 1999 and 2004, scoring a formidable 38 objectives in 98 appearances.
Mols netted 9 instances in his first 9 Scottish Premiership matches.
Regardless of time passing by, you by no means lose 'it' and the ahead absolutely nonetheless holds on to these spectacular taking pictures boots.
Mols retired again in 2009 aged 39 however can be seeking to impress towards the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United.
Ally McCoist
He is perhaps practically 60 and never fairly in the identical nick as among the others on this record - however it will be enjoyable, would not it?
Tremendous Ally has reinvented himself as one of many premier voices in British commentary since leaving his teaching profession apart.
He was an everyday of the previous Tennent's Sixes groups again within the day although - famously scoring a Panenka penalty for the boys in royal blue.
With two substitutes, there's room to have him in only for his expertise - even when he is not going to get that a lot game-time.
Jorg Albertz
Nicknamed 'The Hammer' due to the ferocious shot that he might unload from his left foot, Albertz arrived at Ibrox in the summertime of 1996. |
Though initially deployed as a left-back within the absence of David Robertson, the German was a midifelder by commerce.
And he quickly developed a repute for scoring each spectacular and important objectives throughout Rangers' nine-in-a-row run.
Albertz appeared 156 instances for Rangers, scoring 58 objectives for the membership.
Regardless of reaching his 51st 12 months, Albertz will nonetheless be in possession of that rocket left foot which might absolutely assist out the Masters facet.
Alan Hutton
The defender will participate on this summer season's Masters event, and rightly so.
The suitable again is simply 37, two years older than the competitors standards lower off, retiring simply two years in the past.
He's certain to inject a properly wanted increase within the facet competing this summer season.
Hutton's spell at Rangers noticed him safe a transfer to Spurs for a charge believed to be within the £5 million area.
He made 94 appearances for the Mild Blues after making his senior debut for the membership in 2002.
And now he's tasked with serving to the Masters facet shut up store as they face the likes of Celtic, Manchester United and Liverpool within the event.