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Rangers and Celtic fans unite in praise of Alfredo Morelos' charitable gesture

Alfredo Morelos has been commended by fans of both Rangers and Celtic following his latest charitable gesture.

The Ibrox striker has pledged £75,000 to help families from his native Colombia who are struggling during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Through his Alfredo Morelos Foundation, the 23-year-old aims to help impoverished children in his home country.

In December he flew back to his hometown of Cerete to take part in a benefit match that he arranged for a crowd of over 7,000.

During his time in Cerete, he visited some of the town's most deprived areas and handed out bags of non-perishable food that had been collected during the charity match.

His latest gesture has seen Morelos receive plaudits not just from Rangers fans, but from Celtic supporters who have put rivalry to one side.

Below are just a few of the appreciative responses.

RANGERS

"What a classy humble guy Alfredo is" - @1872rck

"Fantastic gesture from big Morelo" - @DW_1872

"Outstanding Alfredo total respect to you" - @AndyCopland2

"Lovely to see a footballer not forgetting his roots and the very poor in Colombia. Top man" - @blair_irene

"Love Alfredo, he doesn't get enough credit. Out playing football with locals etc some boy" - @JohnJohnboy721

"Brilliant gesture from Alfredo, top man" - @ckger147

CELTIC

"Helluva gesture. Fair play" - @DHollywoodtheb1

"If he donates this then well done, nice good thing to do. Maybe more players will follow" - @bonos_da

"Well done" - @StevieChalmers2

"Fair play to the guy" - @agiftfromgod25

"Well played" - @gerrybhoy007

"Don't like him on the football pitch, but great gesture" - @WHK1888

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