Tuesday 9 May 2017 19:10, UK
Rangers goalkeeper Wes Foderingham says he is "disgusted" by the racial abuse aimed at Celtic's Scott Sinclair, as has stressed the "one idiot" responsible is not representative of the club's supporters.
At Glasgow Sheriff Court, a 28-year-old man from Ayrshire admitted making racial gestures at Ibrox after Sinclair scored an early penalty during Celtic's 5-1 win over Rangers in the Old Firm derby and is consequently banned from attending future games.
Gers goalkeeper Foderingham, an ambassador for football's equality and inclusion organisation Kick It Out, helped deliver an anti-discrimination workshop to local schoolchildren from St Saviour's Primary School on Tuesday.
Asked about the incident, which occurred at the end of last month, the 26-year-old said: "I heard about it after the game on social media and I was disgusted by it.
"No one wants to see that in football, especially at a club I represent.
"It is a minority. It is one or two who spoiled the whole atmosphere for fans who come and watch Rangers and Celtic week in and week out and show their support.
"Of course, it is difficult when one idiot comes and starts to behave like that."
Foderingham believes his club dealt with the incident appropriately and reiterated the positive behaviour shown by the majority of the side's fans.
"The only thing you can do is deal with it case by case and the club has dealt with it accordingly," he continued.
"The Rangers fans have been fantastic. All season and since I joined the club they have been superb. The majority of the Rangers fans do not condone what happened. The club have put a statement out and they have dealt with it accordingly.
"I haven't [spoken to Sinclair], I can understand that he is probably upset and frustrated, but hopefully he will be all right."
