Scottish FA CEO Stewart Regan insists the federation "has nothing to fear over its handling of Rangers' licence to play European football" in the '11-12 season, according to the Scotland DAILY RECORD.
A group of Celtic shareholders has "demanded answers on why the Ibrox outfit was allowed to compete in the Champions League that season despite having an outstanding tax payment."
Rangers were allowed to take part in European action in '11 despite having an outstanding £2.8M payment to U.K. tax authority HMRC over the club's use of Employee Benefit Trusts.
The Celtic shareholders -- known as the "requisitioners" -- argue Gers "should not have been allowed to represent Scotland in the Champions League" in '11. They said that by allowing them to do so, the SFA denied Celtic -- which would have taken their place -- "millions of pounds in potential prize-money payouts."
But responding to the row, which has been dubbed "resolution 12," Regan insisted Hampden chiefs "had followed UEFA rules."
Speaking after the governing body's AGM in Glasgow, he said, "There has been a reply. We've been in dialogue with Celtic Football Club on the matter.
My understanding is that the requisitioners have accepted that they have no issues with the granting of the licence to Rangers in 2011" (DAILY RECORD, 6/1).
