#board-resignations

#board-resignations

UEFA rules restrict individuals from having influence at more than one club, which was the case with Marathe. He is the Chairman of Leeds United and before he decided to leave the Rangers board, was the Vice Chairman for the Ibrox outfit. While he did not hold the role of the Chairman, which is held by Andrew Cavenagh, it was understood to be in breach of the rules.

[We] reiterate this is not about identity or dissent but rather a continuing rapid shift in the national discourse around the breadth of freedom of expression in our nation following Australia's worst terror attack in history, it added. As a board we took this action out of respect for a community experiencing the pain from a devastating event. Instead, this decision has created more division and for that we express our sincere apologies, the board wrote in its statement on Tuesday.