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Glen Kamara 'disappointed' as Rangers star's lawyer calls for further Ondrej Kudela ban

Rangers star Glen Kamara has been left disappointed by the level of ban handed out to Ondrej Kudela for racially abusing him.

The Slavia Prague defender was handed a suspension of 10 games, which is the minimum punishment that could be handed to him by the governing body.

And now Kamara's lawyer - Aamer Anwar - has called for the ban to be extended as he laid into the governing body for their insufficient reaction to the racial abuse.

Kudela had called Kamara a 'f***ing monkey' in the second half of the game between Rangers and Slavia Prague at Ibrox last month.

Kamara has also been banned for three games - but Anwar revealed it was initially supposed to be five games before an appeal.

And Anwar has described the ban to Kudela as 'tokenistic' and has also called for him to be banned for one year.

He said: “It is welcome news that today UEFA has found Ondrej Kudela guilty of the racist abuse of Rangers player Glen Kamara.

"However, Glen is left disappointed that the sanction imposed by UEFA on Kudela is the bare minimum of 10 games, that could be imposed.

"On Monday we provided UEFA with a substantial dossier of evidence on Kudela’s racism seeking robust sanctions, but we also made submissions that the proposed 5 match ban for Glen should be reduced.

"Whilst Glen’s proposed 5 match ban is now down to 3, we will await the publication of UEFA’s full decision, before deciding whether to appeal against this sanction.

"As for the sanction imposed upon Kudela, UEFA should have imposed a minimum year-long ban rather than a tokenistic 10 match ban. Under the UEFA disciplinary regulations Kudela could have been banned for ‘at least ten matches or a specified period of time’, and we firmly believe that UEFA should have made use of the significant discretion available to them, to send a far stronger message that this type of abhorrent conduct will not be tolerated on the football field.

"There is no other workplace within which such racist behaviour would be tolerated. Sadly UEFA once again has made a mockery of their claims that they want to kick racism out of football.

"Ondrej Kudela acted in a grotesque and racist manner, but his behaviour was compounded by his club Slavia Prague, who implied that my client Glen was a liar.

"Kudela’s racist behaviour has consequences and it has incited the fans of Slavia Prague, who went on to subject Glen Kamara to horrendous racism on a daily basis.

"There is no excuse or justification for racism on or off the playing field, and it really is time for the footballing community to take action against clubs, fans and social media that perpetuate racism."

Kamara will now be suspended for Rangers' first Champions League qualifiers next season.

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