Ex-Rangers star Kemar Roofe subjected to sickening abuse as vile fan wishes him ‘long and brutal death'
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FORMER Rangers striker Kemar Roofe has revealed a sickening online message containing death threats.
The vile communication appears to stem from a game that was played more than FOUR YEARS ago.
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Kemar Roofe scored some huge goals for Rangers
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Roofe, 32, left Rangers at the end of the 2023/24 season when his contract expired.
Although his four-year spell at Ibrox was often blighted by injury, the former Leeds and Anderlecht frontman played an integral role as the Gers won the Scottish Premiership title in 2021.
He also won both domestic cup honours with the Light Blues and scored on the club's run to the Europa League Final in 2022.
Roofe spent several months as a free agent before being snapped up by Derby County in February.
Although he was released at the end of the season, the striker has continued to train with the Rams this summer and play in their pre-season matches.
He could yet sign a new deal ahead of the new season.
But in a rather shocking turn of events, Roofe has shared an absolutely sickening message he's received on social media.
He shared the disturbing message to his Instagram post from an anonymous account who's image is just a glass of beer.
The horrific post contains death threats.
It says: "Hi IDIOT. I wish you long and brutal death in huge pains m***********.
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Kemar Roofe shared the despicable abuse he'd received
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"Till the end of your f****** life you will the biggest idiot ever.
"Die, die, die, you and all your f****** family.
"Slavia Prague, do you remember, you f****** b******?????
"Karma will find you.... m***********."
Roofe played in Rangers' Europa League clash with Slavia Prague back in 2021.
Although the twisted punter doesn't detail any specific incident, it's likely it relates to the former Rangers man's sending-off during the second leg of the tie.
Roofe was one of two Gers players to be shown a red card in a 2-0 defeat at Ibrox that saw the Light Blues exit 3-1 on aggregate.
He was dismissed on 61 minutes after catching the Czech club's goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar flush in the face with his boot when challenging for a high ball.
Kolar has continued to wear a head guard during matches ever since the clash.
The fall-out from the tie also saw Slavia defender Ondrej Kudela handed a 10-match ban after racially abusing Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara.
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Roofe caught Slavia Prague goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar with a high boot
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He was sent off by the referee
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