Kudela took his hand when he made the remark to Finnish player Kamara at the end of a Europa League round of 16 on March 18 at Ibrox.
Ondrej Kudela receives a yellow card in Slavia Prague’s Europa League match against Rangers. AP
Prague: The Czech President’s office announced on Thursday that it had complained to UEFA about the 10-game ban on Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela for racist abuse of Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara.
Kudela took his hand when he made the remark to Finnish player Kamara at the end of a Europa League round of 16 on March 18 at Ibrox.
Kamara, who insisted that Kudela had racially abused him, received on Wednesday a three-game ban on attacking the Slavia player after the game, which Slavia won 2-0 to give them an overall 3-1 win.
In a stormy game, Rangers- Striker Kemar Roofe suspended for four games because of a high challenge against Slav goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar, who left Kolar with a fractured skull.
Vladimir Mynar, head of the office of Czech President Milos Zeman, said in a letter to d The UEFA disciplinary body stated that Kudela’s ban was disproportionately high compared to that of the Rangers players.
« I would like to point out that the allegations of racism have not been proven. Even a UEFA inspector asked if Ondrej Kudela made the racist remark, « wrote Mynar, a Slavia fan.
» You have convicted a decent man without a single evidence … just about the perverse expectations of a close group of activists and a club that can’t win on the pitch. «
» In your hands the fight against racism has turned into … hypocrisy, positive discrimination and ridiculous bowing to silly trends, « added Mynar
He said Zeman, a seasoned left winger with a weakness for Russia and China, has expressed his condolences to all Czech citizens disappointed with the decision.
The Rangers said Kamara’s claims were on Was « upheld » by the Kudela ruling on Wednesday, but complained that the prohibitions on Kamara and Roofe were « strict ».
His lawyers said on Wednesday that he would consider an appeal while the Slavia chairwoman Jaroslav Tvrdik apologized to Kamara for « the hardship inflicted on him and his teammates ».
« We as a club have shed too much blood in this war with UEFA / Great Britain that we haven’t can win, « said Tvrdik on Thursday on Twitter and called for a ceasefire.
Slavia will face English club Arsenal in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday in Prague. The two clubs drew 1-1 in London last week.
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