Rangers to honour Arnold Peralta with moment of silence

Scottish football club Rangers will honour former player Arnold Peralta during this weekend's fixture against Greenock Morton following his tragic death in Honduras.

In a statement, the Glasgow-based team expressed its grief after confirmation of Peralta's murder.

Rangers Football Club is deeply shocked and saddened to hear the tragic news about former player Arnold Peralta.

The 26 year-old midfielder, who had an 18 month spell at Ibrox and helped the club win the League One title in 2014, was killed in a shooting incident in Honduras last night.

Our thoughts go out to Arnold’s family and friends at this very difficult time.

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Peralta - who spent 18 months with Rangers - will be honoured with a minute's silence at Ibrox. Players will also pay their respect by wearing black armbands during the contest.