Rangers Euro rivals Slavia Prague have incredibly suggested that Ondrej Kudela is “a victim of prejudice” as they demand a halt to “biased pressure on UEFA and Police officials” and accuse the Gers of a “cover-up”.
In an explosive statement, the panicking Czech side and their president Jaroslav Tvrdík rail against the ongoing press coverage of racial abuse dished out by Kudela to Gers midfielder Glen Kamara.
The club also take aim at Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson for publicly condemning the abuse via Sky Sports and claim the accusations are a conspiracy to cover up “overtly aggressive play” in the last 16 clash.
Not only that, but the pathetic statement also claims Rangers drew Kudela out of the changing room and covered the cameras in the tunnel before Kamara assaulted the defender.
It is absolutely nuts and you read the whole thing HERE but here are some of the highlights.
“President of football club SK Slavia Praha, Jaroslav Tvrdík, demands the immediate halt of escalating biased pressure by Rangers’ club representatives (most recently a public statement of the club’s chief, Mr Stewart Robertson, made on 30 March 2021) and other public figures in Scotland on UEFA and Police officials regarding the investigated incidents reported during 2020/21 UEFA Europa League Round of 16 second leg match between Rangers FC and SK Slavia Praha on 18 March 2021.
“Mr Tvrdík states: “The pending investigations conducted by the officials of UEFA and the local Police have made no findings so far. However, our player Ondřej Kúdela has already been the subject of a public ‘conviction’ without any evidence whatsoever; he is a victim of prejudice and a presumption of guilt.
Mr Tvrdík adds that unfortunately xenophobic prejudice is evidently rising on the part of some stakeholders and some British media against clubs and players and, in general, against people from Central and Eastern Europe: “The sad side of the whole matter is that Rangers are trying to cover up overtly aggressive play by their team. During the match itself, our goalkeeper Ondřej Kolář was gravely injured and sustained a frontal sinus fracture while our doctor was prevented to examine him on site even dozens of minutes after the final whistle. Not to mention that there were several other serious fouls against our players and a number of those have remained unpunished. Such behaviour does not belong in the prestigious UEFA Europa League.”
“If someone is wondering what happened, the Rangers delegation claimed a wish to speak to Ondřej in order to clarify the alleged racial insult. The conversation was about to take place in the tunnel under the patronage and in the presence of the UEFA match delegation and the coaches of both teams. However, the cameras covering the meeting place were purposely covered and then Mr Kamara, with no warning and obviously having zero intention to have the suggested conversation, roughly assaulted Ondřej by punching him to the face. After trying to continue fighting he fled into the dressing room followed by Mr Gerrard without a single word of apology. It is a disgraceful incident.”
It appears Slavia don’t quite like all the negative press their getting by protecting a racist in their midst and for their remarkably ungracious public reaction since the incident.
Rangers Euro rivals haven’t covered themselves in glory and now stand out in world football – in my opinion – as a detestable football club with no morals and a lack of leadership.
Not only that, but they should probably think about hiring a new PR guy or PR company as the current incumbent continues to embarrass them with every passing statement.
Slavia may well have been compelled to release this garbage in the aftermath of Wales’ 1-0 win over the Czech Republic last night.
A global superstar took the fight against racism quite literally as racist defender Kudela was knocked out of the game by the sharp end of an elbow.
