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Mo Johnston - Scotland's Signing of the Century

The Catholic football superstar who crossed the sectarian divide in Glasgow to sign for Rangers.

In the summer of 1989, the Catholic striker, Mo Johnston, shocked Scotland by crossing the sectarian divide in Glasgow and signing for the traditionally Protestant club, Rangers. His agent, Bill McMurdo, gives Sporting Witness an inside account of the deal.

(Photo: Mo Johnston with his Rangers teammates. Credit: Getty Images)

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Wed 12 Aug 201501:50GMT
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