{"id":412145,"date":"2025-09-10T03:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/412145\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T03:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:42:10","slug":"watch-as-rangers-new-boy-scores-stunning-free-kick-vs-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/412145\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch as Rangers new boy scores stunning free-kick vs Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rangersreview.co.uk\/topics\/ibrox-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ibrox<\/a> loan ace fired his country ahead with his first goal on the international stage in a friendly contest.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Cornelius, 27, found the net with a terrific strike from 30 yards into the top corner in the first half.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>\n    Hey, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RangersFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@RangersFC<\/a> fans, how about your new CB? \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<p>Fans des Rangers, que pensez-vous de votre nouveau d\u00e9fenseur central? \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\udd9a \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CANMNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#CANMNT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3jKtISavny\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/3jKtISavny<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CANMNT (@CANMNT_Official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CANMNT_Official\/status\/1965500034306506838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 9, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n  The free-kick finish was Cornelius&#8217;s first goal for Canada in his 37th outing for his country.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Marseille defender played twice in Ligue 1 before completing a season-long switch to Ibrox.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Rangers hold the option to make the transfer permanent as part of the loan agreement with the French club.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Read more:\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Upon signing for Rangers, Cornelius said:\u00a0\u201cI am excited to be here, and I am excited to finally get going.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWhat excited me is that it is such a massive club with such a passionate fanbase so that is always exciting playing in front of fans that are going to support you and really push you over the edge.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It is always something that every footballer looks forward to, so I am looking forward to playing in front of these supporters, giving it my all and winning a lot of matches.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>\n    Canada take the lead! \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6<\/p>\n<p>Derek Cornelius with an absolutely sublime free-kick to put the visitors ahead in Swansea <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBCFootball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#BBCFootball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/si0QjCCMVJ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/si0QjCCMVJ<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BBC Sport Wales (@BBCSportWales) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCSportWales\/status\/1965498508037030362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 9, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rangersreview.co.uk\/news\/25236723.russell-martin-news-interviews-updates-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russell Martin<\/a> said of the defender:\u00a0\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Derek to Rangers.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;His experience and leadership will be vital in enhancing our backline whilst adding a left-sided defender adds further balance to the squad.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cHe featured heavily in a top league last season, highlighting his qualities, and we are confident he will shine further in a Rangers jersey.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;I am looking forward to working with him following the conclusion of the international break.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ibrox loan ace fired his country ahead with his first goal on the international stage in a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":412146,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[94,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-412145","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115177937336011259","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}