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Iona Young

Midlothian footballer hits out at troll who sent vile homophobic slurs online

A Scottish footballer has hit out at homophobic abuse he received after sharing a post about a child visiting Livingston's grounds on a charity day out.

Zander Murray, Scotland's first openly gay footballer, was met with the abhorrent slur after retweeting a post about a young fan having a trip out to be a mascot at the Livingston v Rangers game on February 18.

The tweet highlighted the fab experience youngster Layton had which was organised through the John O'Byrne Foundation - a charity set up to help kids who are in Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children with long-term illnesses have their dreams come true.

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