6 August 2012 Last updated at 07:11 ET

Aberdeen keeper Jamie Langfield Twitter 'abuse' probed

Jamie Langfield is back enjoying training Langfield got back into Aberdeen's first team after a brain seizure

Twitter abuse aimed at Aberdeen goalkeeper Jamie Langfield after the club's defeat to Celtic is being investigated by police.

An error by Langfield handed Celtic a 1-0 victory on Saturday.

However the goalkeeper was then abused on the social networking site about a brain seizure he had last year.

Teammates have offered their support and Grampian Police said they were making inquiries into a complaint about Twitter comments.

The force is following a "positive line of inquiry".

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