Zander Murray, Scotland's first openly gay footballer, has called out the "horrendous" homophobic abuse he received on social media just hours before the release of his upcoming documentary.
Murray, who plays for Scottish League Two side Bonnyrigg Rose, came out as gay back in September and recently teamed up with the BBC for a new documentary to assess what more needs to be done to tackle homophobia in football. But just hours before the series, Zander Murray - Out on the Pitch, aired on the BBC on Monday night, the 31-year-old was forced to respond to homophobic abuse in response to a Twitter post.
In response to a user who had posted a derogatory message underneath a tweet Murray had shared applauding a young football fan, the striker said: "Fully expect some homophobic abuse or hate for bringing out a documentary trying to help people and our game. But to comment under this post!? Horrendous, get a grip."
