Rangers suspends two players
Rangers have suspended Jordan Jones and George Edmundson for "breaching Covid regulations", the club have confirmed.
A statement from the Ibrox side said winger Jones and defender Edmundson attended a private gathering on Sunday "with others outside their household".
The pair will now be investigated by the club and must isolate for 14 days.
"We are completely aligned in our action and the standards that are being set at Rangers," saidmanaging director Stewart Robertson.
"We will not tolerate behaviour that does not follow those standards and it is totally unacceptable for any of our players to be involved in anything that puts at risk the excellent protocols that have been put in place at Rangers."
Jones, 26, will miss Northern Ireland's Euro 2020 play-off final against Slovakia at Windsor Park next Thursday, manager Ian Baraclough has confirmed.
"I have spoken to Jordan today and made my feelings on the matter clear to him," said Baraclough.
"This team has a responsibility to show leadership not only on the field, but off it too. It is something we have discussed many times.
"Jordan is a talented young player who has a lot to offer Northern Irish football. Unfortunately he has made the wrong decision in a period where we all need to look out for the safety of others, as well as ourselves. Hopefully he will learn from this incident."
He was part of Baraclough's squad for last month's international triple-header and came on as a substitute in the play-off semi-final win in Bosnia.
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