Fernando Ricksen has been battling Motor Neurone Disease since 2013 Fernando Ricksen found a special way to celebrate his daughter Isabella’s seventh birthday on Tuesday despite being bedridden in ...

Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson said: “Everyone connected with Rangers will be distressed by Fernando’s passing. He fought so bravely against a terrible illness and our thoughts are with ...

Tributes were pouring in for Fernando Ricksen on Wednesday following the death of the former Rangers full-back at the age of 43. The ex-Holland international, who made more than 250 appearances for ...

After hearing the verdict he had MND, way back in 2013, Ricksen knew he would be the first human to beat the disease. But the battle wasn’t fair, and in the end the disease got him down. The former ...

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