Celtic blast ‘sickening’ racist abuse of Japan striker Kyogo Furuhashi by Rangers fans
- Glasgow Rangers supporters filmed singing songs about Celtic striker eating dogs and making ‘slant-eyed’ gestures
- Both clubs make statements on incident with teams to meet in first Old Firm game of the season next weekend
Scottish football giants Celtic have condemned the “sickening and pathetic” racist abuse of their Japanese striker Kyogo Furuhashi after a video of Glasgow Rangers supporters abusing the player.
In a Snapchat video that was later shared on social media sites a number of men travelling on a coach, most of whom are wearing Rangers shirts, sing vile songs about the 26-year-old with at least one filmed making a “slant-eyed” gesture.
One song the men sing includes the lyrics “Furuhashi ate my dog, ate my dog” which Rangers fans also used to sing towards former Celtic player Shunsuke Nakamura, who is also Japanese.
The men, who are reported to have been travelling on a supporters coach to Rangers’ Scottish Premiership away game at Ross County, then sang “Let’s all do Kyogo” with at least one performing the eye gesture often used to abuse East Asians.
Both clubs weighed in on the vile video in statements on social media.
“If reports are accurate then such sickening and pathetic racist behaviour directed towards Kyogo Furuhashi deserves absolute condemnation,” said Celtic in their statement.
