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Mark McDougall

Slavia Prague issue Glen Kamara and Rangers apology as they 'accept' racism ban

Slavia Prague have apologised to Glen Kamara after Ondrej Kudela was banned for 10 games.

The Czech club have defended their player throughout the investigation and even accused Kamara of making up the incident.

But club president Jaroslav Tvrdik has now apologised to Kamara for the ‘situation’ and also said sorry to Rangers for the incident during the Europa League clash.

And he’s promised to take further action avoid it ever happening again and say they will work with British anti-racism organisations.

In a statement on their website, Tvrdik said: “Ondřej was suspended for 10 UEFA games and as a club we respect the decision.

“In any case, Ondřej Kúdela should not have approached the opposition player. I deeply regret that and apologise to Glen Kamara for a situation that has clearly caused distress to him and his teammates, as well as everyone associated with Slavia and Rangers.

“I am taking positive steps to prevent such a situation from happening in our club ever again.

“We want to learn even more from this situation, and we are open to cooperation with major anti-racism British organisations on workshops and setting up even more robust internal club rules.

“It is a way for us to organise a broader dialogue that should result in mutual understanding between people in Czechia as well as the UK. This would benefit all players, fans, and citizens.”

Rangers and Steven Gerrard have been critical of the racial abuse received by Kamara last month, and every member of staff at the club has been taken a week off of social media to send a message.

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