Rangers 'keeper Adam denies sectarian charge

Rangers goalkeeper Grant Adam has pleaded not guilty over an alleged sectarian breach of the peace.

Adam, 20, is alleged to have conducted himself in a disorderly manner by swearing and singing sectarian slogans in Ingram Street, Glasgow, in the early hours of November 6.

The footballer, who is the brother of Liverpool and Scotland midfielder Charlie Adam, denied the charge when he appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

He was released on bail and will appear back at the court on January 25 next year, ahead of a trial on February 10.

Adam has been a member of the Old Firm club since leaving school and is now the third-choice goalkeeper.

After the court appearance, Rangers chief operating officer Ali Russell said: “Following the arrest and appearance in court today of Grant Adam, the club is continuing its own internal investigation into the player’s conduct and behaviour.”