Rangers have described racial abuse directed at Djeidi Gassama and Emmanuel Fernandez as ‘merely unacceptable’.
The duo had been each concerned within the Premiership draw in opposition to Livingston on Sunday, which noticed Danny Rohl’s aspect come from 2-0 down to attract 2-2 with Fernandez scoring one of many objectives.
In a membership assertion on Monday, Rangers revealed Gassama and Fernandez had each obtained racial abuse on their Instagram accounts after the match, including that the content material has been reported to Instagram’s mother or father firm Meta and might be reported to the police.
An announcement on the Rangers web site stated: ‘Following yesterday’s recreation, Djeidi Gassama and Emmanuel Fernandez had been subjected to racist abuse on their Instagram accounts. For any participant, opening a telephone and seeing abuse tied to the color of their pores and skin is just unacceptable.
‘The content material has been reported to Meta and might be reported to Police Scotland.
Djeidi Gassama is subbed off by Rangers supervisor Danny Rohl throughout Sunday’s draw at Livi
Fernandez scored Rangers’ first purpose of their 2-2 draw with backside membership Livingston
‘The accounts look like nameless and usually are not linked to the membership in any approach. That will make motion tougher to take, however it doesn’t reduce the seriousness of what occurred or the accountability of the platform concerned.
‘Our quick precedence is the wellbeing of the gamers concerned. We’re in direct contact with Djeidi and Manny and have provided our full help each now and thru any future judicial course of.
‘We’re proud that they stood up for themselves by highlighting this vile abuse final evening.
‘Manny and Djeidi characterize Rangers with dedication and pleasure. Each time they step onto the pitch, they achieve this on behalf of this membership and our followers.
‘Many supporters have already reached out with messages of help. We welcome that backing. It displays what this membership stands for: pleasure within the shirt, respect for individuals who put on it, and a dedication to face collectively.’
