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Southend sack Ranger over ill-discipline

NILE RANGER’S contract with Southend has been terminated due to “reoccurring disciplinary issues”, the League One club announced yesterday.

Ranger, the former Newcastle and Blackpool striker, joined the Essex outfit in 2016 and scored 10 goals in 49 appearances.

“Following a meeting yesterday with Nile Ranger, the club has today terminated the player’s contract in accordance with the terms of the agreement,” a statement from Southend read.

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