Czech president slams UEFA over Kudela ban

The Czech president’s office said Thursday it had complained to UEFA over the 10-match ban for Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela for racially abusing Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara.

Kudela cupped his hand when he made the remark to Finnish player Kamara at the end of a Europa League last 16 game at Ibrox on March 18. Kamara, who insisted Kudela had racially abused him, was on Wednesday handed a threematch ban for attacking the Slavia player after the game which Slavia won 2-0 to give them a 3-1 victory on aggregate. Vladimir Mynar, heading the office of Czech President Milos Zeman, said in a letter to UEFA’s disciplinary body that Kudela’s ban was disproportionately high compared to those for the Rangers players.