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Alan McEwen, court reporter

Rangers fan in £80k job loss discrimination battle says Ibrox side are his 'religion'

A Scots dad who claims he was sacked for being a Rangers fan has called the Light Blues his “religion” while seeking £80,000 in a discrimination battle.

Eddie McClung appeared at an employment tribunal hearing in Glasgow on Wednesday (June 1), alleging he was terminated from a subcontractor role at a Grangemouth energy site because of his lifelong devotion to the Ibrox team.

A judge will now decide whether supporting Rangers is a “philosophical belief” meriting similar protection in the workplace to issues of discrimination because of religion or gender.

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