Czech Foreign minister Jakub Kulhanek has called on the SFA to apologise for Marvin Bartley's comments following Rangers Europa League clash with Sparta Prague on Thursday.
The Livingston captain is the advisor on equality and diversity for the SFA, and he said he was not shocked 'in the slightest' by the booing of Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara during the game, which was attended by over 10,000 schoolchildren.
Bartley said on Twitter: "In no way is this the fault of the children because they're behaving in a way they see adults do/encourage. What chance do they have when placed in a bowl with rotten fruit."
UEFA took the decision to ban regular Sparta fans from the Europa League tie because of previous racist behaviour, including during a Champions League qualifier against Monaco on August 3rd, as the Daily Record reports.
Kulhanek summoned the British ambassador to Prague, Nick Archer on Monday and said that Bartley's comment was a "scandalous comparison".
The minister said: "I understand that sports matches bring different emotions...but there are certain limits and they must not turn into xenophobic insults aimed at under-age children.
"I have therefore asked (the SFA) to apologise or to clearly distance itself from the person who publicly likened Czech children to rotten fruit."
The Finnish midfielder was racially abused by Slavia Prague player Ondrej Kudela in a Europa League clash at Ibrox last season, with the Czech player being handed a 10 match ban from all competitions.
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