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Ryan Carroll

Scotland's first openly gay footballer Zander Murray targeted with homophobic abuse days before doc airs

Scotland's first openly gay professional footballer was targeted with vile abuse on Twitter just days before he released a documentary aiming at tackling homophobia in the game.

Zander Murray, who plays for League 2 side Bonnyrigg Rose FC, has been investigating homophobia in Scottish football for a new BBC documentary, which aired on Monday.

The 31-year-old has previously spoken about how largely older fans and online trolls continue to dole out discriminatory abuse. He fears budding footballers struggling with their sexuality could be driven out of the game as a result.

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