“戴罪立功”的苏格兰格拉斯哥流浪者队主教练麦克利什在带队闯入欧洲冠军联赛16强，实现苏格兰球队历史性突破后，已经得到了俱乐部主席大卫·穆雷的认可，将继续履行同俱乐部的合同。

    据《卫报》12月8日报道，格拉斯哥流浪者队在本赛季的苏超联赛中，已经连续10场不胜，被联赛“领头羊”凯尔特人队拉下了17分之多，这也是流浪者队建队132年历史上的最差成绩。为此，主教练麦克利什承受了来自多方面的压力，关于他在流浪者队前途的疑问也由此层出不穷。然而在6日率队主场1：1逼平强大的国际米兰队并最终取得欧洲冠军联赛小组出线资格后，有关麦克利什前途的疑云一扫而光。

    俱乐部主席穆雷也在公开场合表示，率队进入欧冠赛16强是一次伟大的成就，理应获得嘉奖。“我现在确认麦克利什将仍然是流浪者队的主教练。”俱乐部主席穆雷这样说：“虽然我们也承认，流浪者队在国内联赛的成绩并不尽如人意，但我们决不能因此小看流浪者队本次在欧洲赛场所取得的历史上最伟大的成绩。”

    他说：“我们以有限的资源成功晋级欧冠赛16强。我们有充足的信心，相信在联赛重新开始后，全队一定会奋起直追。为此，我们将给与主教练全方位的支持。”

    Rangers manager Alex McLeish is to stay on at the Ibrox club. There had been a question mark over the future of the former Scotland international after a poor start to the Bank of Scotland Premier League season.

    Rangers are currently 17 points behind SPL leaders Celtic and have not won for 10 games - the worst sequence in the club's history. But McLeish became the first manager to guide a Scottish club beyond the group stages of the Champions League on Tuesday when Rangers earned a 1-1 draw with Internazionale at Ibrox.

    Club chairman David Murray admitted the success of reaching the Champions League last 16 in midweek deserved to be rewarded. "I can confirm that Alex McLeish will continue as manager of Rangers Football Club," he said. "Although we recognise that results in our domestic league are not of the standard that all at Rangers expect, we should not minimalise one of our greatest achievements in European history.

    "We have qualified for the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League with limited resources, and we are confident that when normal league business resumes, our squad, who are fully behind our manager, can improve on our current league position.

    "I would personally like to thank the Rangers family for their massive support in recent weeks and I am sure when further success returns, we will enjoy it even more."