Football fan gives Rangers-daft boy special flag handed to him over a decade ago

A Rangers fan has passed on a flag handed to him as a child in 2007 to a fellow young supporter while on his way back from the Europa League final in Seville.

When Lewis Nicol was 10 years old he travelled to Barcelona for a Champions League tie with dad David.

After watching his team lose out to the Spanish side, he left the stadium feeling dejected - but this soon changed after receiving the token from the stranger.

It was a special flag from the Glasgow side's 1972 Cup Winners Cup triumph over the Spaniards - and it came with a special instruction for young Lewis.

David, 51, told the Record: "He asked Lewis 'did you enjoy the football wee man?' and he just replied, 'yeah, it was okay'.

"The man then said, 'this was my dad's flag, he bought it when Rangers won the Cup Winners Cup in 1972'.

"'I've done my duty and brought it back here, which is what he wanted me to do and what I want you to do.

"Lewis seemed to appreciate the gesture and after being disheartened about Rangers losing, was made up for a wee bit.

"He gave us the flag and Lewis has kept it and cherished ever since then."

Lewis, now 24, added: "He said he wanted to pass it over to me hopefully I'd be able to take it with me to a European Final one time in my life.

"The guy, I'm assuming his dad has passed away, told me to look after it and that it would hopefully bring me some luck in the future

"At the time, I thought this was really cool but it wasn't until I got a wee bit older, I realised how special that flag would have been.

"I realised how much importance and sentimental value it would have had for the stranger who had passed it on to me."

The father-son duo, from Wishaw, made their way to Spain again with the intention of watching the Europa