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A Rangers fan said he was “disgusted” after a judge ruled his devotion to the Ibrox club can’t be classed as a religion.

Rangers-mad dad-of-two is seeking a hefty compensation pay-out of £80,000 after claiming he was sacked from his job due to his love of the club.Eddie McClung, 51, told of his alleged discrimination during an employment tribunal hearing in Glasgow, Scotland this week.The 51-year-old is seeking £80,000 after claiming a contract he was a subcontractor of was terminated at an energy site due to his supporting of The Gers.The strange claim is now in the hands of the employment tribunal, who must decide whether or not McClung's supporting of The Light Blues is a "philosophical belief" in need of workplace protection.Rangers fan McClung, from Bonnybridge near Falkirk, represented himself in the hearing, where he described his passion for the Europa League runners-up as a "belief" and that he lives "in accordance with being a Rangers fan".The 51-year-old said: "I live my life in accordance with being a Rangers fan. I don't go to church.

A dad-of-two claiming he was sacked for being a Rangers fan told how supporting the Ibrox side was his “religion” as he seeks £80,000 in a discrimination battle.

A West Dunbartonshire Council chief who claimed she should have been made redundant - earning a payout of £500,000 - lost her case at a tribunal.