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Steven Mair

Glen Kamara UEFA address revealed as Rangers midfielder wishes he walked off pitch amid racism storm

Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara wishes he had walked off the park after the racism row with Slavia Prague's Ondrej Kudela.

The Finland international has given his own statement to UEFA as part of their investigation into the alleged abuse during the Europa League tie earlier this month.

Kudela is accused of calling Kamara a "monkey", which Slavia and the player flimsily deny.

The fallout has hardly stopped since. The Czech club by and large have ducked the issue to launch a series of counter-claims, with the latest broadside even accusing their Glaswegian opposition of a cover-up, as Scottish football meanwhile stands behind the Ibrox playmaker.

And solicitor Aamer Anwar revealed to talkSPORT what his client told the European governing body.

He began: "(Kamara) said, 'when I play I feel I represent my family. I feel like I represent all those young black kids who dream of one day playing for their team.

"So Kudela didn't just try to humiliate me, he also tried to humiliate my mother and my family.

"For anyone to say such racist words to another human being is disgusting enough.

Aamer Anwar is representing Glen Kamara (REUTERS)

"What makes it even worse is that this player is supposed to be a professional.

"If I could have turned back the clock I would have walked off the pitch.

"But there were so many emotions going through my mind I just couldn't think straight."

It comes as Slavia hit out at Rangers with a bizarre and wordy attack from club president Jaroslav Tvrdik.

The statement included various accusations of a "cover up" from the Ibrox club while also insisting Kudela was a victim of prejudice and claiming managing director Stewart Robertson was exerting pressure on official investigations from Police Scotland and UEFA.

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