Slavia Prague president Jaroslav Tvrdik admitted he was ashamed of his own club’s fans as the racism row with Rangers raged on.
His apology comes as Uefa conduct an investigation into claims Slavia defender Ondrej Kudela called Glen Kamara a ‘f****** monkey’ during Thursday night’s Europa League clash. On Friday, a group of the Czech club’s ultras shared a photo of them holding up a banner surrounded by flares that read: “Kamara - just a n*****”.
The use of the N-word prompted a furious Tvrdik to take to Twitter to denounce his own supporters.
He wrote: “I am terribly ashamed of the content of the photo published by some radical fans. It’s absolutely disgusting, pathetic and racist. NO TO RACISM!”
Kudela continues to plead his innocence against the claims that he fired racial abuse at Gers midfielder Kamara.
However, Slavia team-mate Ibrahim Traore also took to social media to condemn racism with a tweet which made his own feelings clear.
He wrote: “Black or white, we all have the same blood. Small people teach racism. Love and peace.”
Despite the furore, Slavia continue to stand firmly behind their player.
They also claim to have filed a criminal complaint against the Rangers midfielder for an alleged assault on Kudela in a bust-up in the tunnel.
Kamara’s solicitor also called on the SFA to break their “shameful and cowardly silence” on the incident. Aamer Anwar insists Hampden chiefs must support his client as the European governing body open an investigation.
He tweeted: “It’s not just @UEFA that should be called out for their abject failure in tackling racism but the shameful & cowardly silence of @ScottishFA on the racial abuse of @GlenKamara4 of @RangersFC speaks volumes.”
UEFA have received criticism for not punishing incidents of racism harshly enough and Anwar said: “I don’t think they’re taking it seriously enough.”
To add fuel to the fire, Czech Republic national team doctor Petr Krejci weighed into the argument by claiming Gers striker Kemar Roofe could have killed Slavia goalie Ondrej Kolar with the high boot that left the goalie with a fractured skull.
Krejci said: “It was a crime, for which he should receive at least two years unconditionally.
“Football is a contact sport and anything can happen but it must not be an intention.
“I think it was a deliberate injury. This is about life and football is not about life. It could easily have been a life here!”
