Soccer-Rangers ban fans for racist abuse towards Celtic's Furuhashi


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Third Qualifying Round - Second Leg - Celtic v FK Jablonec - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - August 12, 2021 Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi reacts after scoring a goal that was later disallowed REUTERS/Scott Heppell

(Reuters) - Rangers have identified supporters who directed racist abuse at Celtic's Japanese striker Kyogo Furuhashi and have indefinitely banned them from all the club's games, the Scottish champions said in a statement on Monday.

In a video that appeared on Sunday, a group of fans wearing Rangers shirts and travelling in a bus were seen singing racist songs targeted at Furuhashi and making offensive eye gestures.

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