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A Sunday newspaper claims video footage posted on the internet shows Rangers football fans chanting sectarian abuse in Spain last week. | A Sunday newspaper claims video footage posted on the internet shows Rangers football fans chanting sectarian abuse in Spain last week. |
A spokesman for Rangers said the club would be discussing all aspects of the Uefa Cup Osasuna game with supporters at a meeting on Tuesday. | A spokesman for Rangers said the club would be discussing all aspects of the Uefa Cup Osasuna game with supporters at a meeting on Tuesday. |
The YouTube clip apparently showed fans in a near empty stadium chanting an offensive slogan to a Tina Turner song. | |
The Sunday Mail claims it was shot in Pamplona last Wednesday. | The Sunday Mail claims it was shot in Pamplona last Wednesday. |
Dozens of fans in Rangers shirts were seen punching the air as the song is sung. The video has since been taken off YouTube. | |
The side went out of the Uefa cup last week after losing to Osasuna. | The side went out of the Uefa cup last week after losing to Osasuna. |
After the match, Rangers complained of a lack of segregation in the stadium and of heavy-handed policing. | After the match, Rangers complained of a lack of segregation in the stadium and of heavy-handed policing. |
Last season Rangers was fined £13,000 by Uefa for sectarian singing during a Champions League match in Spain and warned about its future conduct. | Last season Rangers was fined £13,000 by Uefa for sectarian singing during a Champions League match in Spain and warned about its future conduct. |
A spokesman said: "The club remains committed to combating and eradicating sectarianism and has a wide range of measures in place to help achieve these objectives." | A spokesman said: "The club remains committed to combating and eradicating sectarianism and has a wide range of measures in place to help achieve these objectives." |