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Slavia鈥檚 Kudela banned for 10 games over racist abuse

Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela has been banned for 10 matches for 鈥渞acist behavior鈥 in the Europa League last-16 match against Scottish side Rangers last month, European soccer鈥檚 governing body said yesterday.

Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara complained of being racially abused by Kudela in the game, when the Scottish club was knocked out in the second leg, which included a melee on the pitch and clashes in the tunnel afterwards. Kudela鈥檚 ban also rules him out for representative team competition matches, meaning he will miss games for the Czech Republic in the European Championship this year. Kamara has been suspended for three UEFA club competition games, following an investigation into the incident conducted by a UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector. Finland international Kamara was furious after Slavia鈥檚 Kudela leaned into his ear and said something while covering his mouth, sparking the fracas in the final stages of the match in Europe鈥檚 second-tier club competition. Kudela had said in a Slavia statement he swore at a Rangers player after being fouled, but denied using racist language. His club also alleged that Kudela was assaulted by Kamara after the game and has officially complained to Scottish police. UEFA said in a statement that Kudela鈥檚 ban includes the one-match provisional suspension served by the player during Slavia鈥檚 Europa League quarterfinal first-leg match against Arsenal this month. Rangers鈥 Kemar Roofe, who was also subjected to racial abuse on social media after being shown a red card for a high-boot challenge on Slavia goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar, was banned for four games.


 

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