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Mark McDougall

James Tavernier demands racism action as Rangers captain reveals abuse to every black player

Rangers skipper James Tavernier admits he's delighted he was able to put forward his views on racism - but demanded action moving forward.

Tavernier was one of five Rangers staff members who attended a summit at Hampden this morning and aired his feelings to the rest of the 42 clubs as well as those running the game.

The SFA and SPFL called the meeting in the wake of the incident involving Glen Kamara as well as racial abuse received by players online.

And Tavernier revealed every black player in the Rangers squad has received racist abuse this season online or on the pitch, and insists it has to come to an end.

Connor Goldson has previously spoke about the issue while Kemar Roofe has regularly highlighted the vile comments made to him over recent weeks.

And now Tavernier hopes the SFA, SPFL, clubs and social media companies can all come together to eradicate racism as much as possible.

He said: “This was a very useful exercise and it was pleasing to be able to air my views to the rest of the clubs in the SPFL as well as the SFA.

“Every black player in our squad had been the victim of racist abuse this season, either online or in the case of Glen Kamara, on the field of play. This is unacceptable and must stop.

“It is vital that football authorities, clubs, government bodies and social media companies work together to educate and empower to ultimately, eradicate hatred from our game and society in general.

“We are keen to continue to engage but highlighted that we need to see clear outcomes from discussions rather than simply ticking a box.”

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