Rangers star says he was racially abused by the club's fans

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Rangers midfielder Maurice Edu has said that he was racially abused by the club's fans outside Ibrox while getting into his car.

The American, who was not playing against the Romanian team Unirea in a Champions League game on Wednesday night, posted on his Twitter feed: "Not sure what hurt more: result last night or being racially abused by couple of our own fans as I'm getting in my car."

The player, who is 23, has been capped for the USA, and signed for Rangers in 2008 for £2.6million. He is currently recovering from a knee injury and has not played for the team since just before the Scotttish Cup final in May.

Many Rangers fans were angered by the team's 4-1 defeat last night, with many leaving before the end of the game, throwing their scarves onto the pitch.

Fans of the team have in recent years been criticised for singing a song described as Racist about the Irish Famine, and the club asked fans to stop singing it.