RANGERS, who were this week hit with two UEFA punishments for the “racist behaviour” of their fans, have been inundated with offers of support in their fight against sectarianism.

Legia Warsaw, the Polish club who they beat 1-0 in their Europa League play-off on Thursday night to book a place in the group stages, have volunteered to help them.

And the Irish Football Association, whose award-winning Football for All campaign in the 2000s led to a dramatic improvement in atmosphere at Northern Ireland matches, have also pledged to assist in any way they can.

Dave King, the Rangers chairman and major shareholder, arrived in Scotland on Friday. He attended a board meeting at Ibrox and met with representatives of supporters’ group Club 1872 yesterday. Tackling sectarianism was high on the agenda at both gatherings.

The Govan club were ordered by UEFA to close off at least 3,000 seats at the Legia game due to the conduct of a section of their support in the qualifier against St Joseph’s of Gibraltar in July.

European football’s governing body have also ruled they must do the same thing in their Group G match against Feyenoord later this month.

Ultras group The Union Bears were barred for the game against Warsaw that Steven Gerrard’s team won 1-0 thanks to an injury-time Alfredo Morelos goal. They are also set to be locked out when Dutch giants Feyenoord come to Glasgow on September 19.

Rangers, who play Celtic at Ibrox this afternoon, are considering identifying individuals who sing sectarian songs at their matches from CCTV footage and banning them from their matches as they step up their attempts to stamp out sectarianism.