Ondrej Kudela in opposition to Rangers (Photo Credit: Twitter)
Ondrej Kudela’s enchantment in opposition to the 10-match racism ban he obtained for racially abusing Rangers participant Glen Kamara has been rejected and he’ll miss Euro 2020.
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Czech defender Ondrej Kudela’s enchantment in opposition to a 10-match racism ban has been rejected and he’ll miss Euro 2020, UEFA introduced on Wednesday. The Slavia Prague centre-back was handed the suspension by European soccer’s governing physique for racially abusing Rangers participant Glen Kamara in a Europa League match on March 18. “The enchantment lodged by Mr. Ondrej Kudela has been dismissed,” read a short UEFA statement. “(The disciplinary committee) had decided to suspend SK Slavia Praha player, Mr. Ondrej Kudela, for the next 10 UEFA club and representative team competition matches for which he would otherwise be eligible to play, for racist behaviour.”
Czech Republic coach Jaroslav Silhavy had left a spot open for Kudela when he named his Euro 2020 squad on Tuesday, however will now have to identify another person.
The 34-year-old allegedly uttered a racist insult in direction of Kamara throughout a stormy last-16 tie, received by Slavia.
Finland’s Kamara was additionally given a three-game ban for assaulting Kudela within the tunnel after the match.
The incident precipitated uproar within the Czech Republic.
The Czech president’s workplace even stated it had complained to UEFA over Kudela’s ban, saying the ban was “solely to fulfil the perverted expectations of a slender group of activists” and signified “ridiculous bowing to silly trends”.
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