Alexander Ceferin has revealed players can be thrown out of UEFA tournaments for racism – despite Slavia Prague bigot Kudela receiving their minimum punishment for his shocking abuse of Glen Kamara.
The Rangers midfielder accused the Czech international of calling him a "f****** monkey" in the late stages of their Europa League tie with Slavia last month.
A UEFA investigation ensued and after Kudela was found guilty, he was slapped with a 10-game ban for the incident.
Many observers slammed the governing body for not going far enough but UEFA claimed that 10 games is the standard punishment for racial abuse.
Now, though, president Ceferin has admitted that there are harsher punishments available - and that players could be thrown out for racial bile.
Ceferin's comments come after he threatened to ban players involved in the proposed Super League from playing in UEFA competitions.
They raise further questions as to why Kudela was banned for 10 matches when the sanction could have been stronger - and why the governing body is threatening to punish players that were largely unwitting participants in the breakaway more harshly than those they find guilty of racism.
Ceferin said: "We can do it (ban players from competitions). The sanctions for racism, for example, can be the same. We can forbid them to play our competition.
"We can do that. We are ready to do any sanction and you know well that we discuss that many times. We are committed to doing it. And I think we are improving. It's not an easy fight but we will do whatever we can."
UEFA's rules state the punishment for racist abuse should be "at least 10 matches", meaning Kudela was hit with the bare minimum sanction.
