RANGERS captain James Tavernier has bravely opened up on shocking racist abuse that he received.
The Ibrox star was speaking to Livingston assistant Marvin Bartley about the abuse he suffered on social media.
Tavernier and Bartley were speaking as part of Sky Sports' Kick It Out campaign, which is aiming to tackle racism and discrimination.
The Gers skipper said: “The first thing that caught my eye was obviously the monkey emoji.
“I clicked on it. It was basically just someone getting at me for the colour of my skin and saying how bad a player I am.
“It was one of those moments that straight away, I was sat on the coach heading back to the training ground, I didn’t show anybody, but I was just so infuriated inside.
“It burned inside me. I never replied back to that person. I wanted to, but I don’t know if I would have been able to control what I said.
“The best thing for me to do was just to put my phone to one side and just forget about it.”
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