Europa League: Rangers’ Glen Kamara booed by schoolchildren at Sparta Prague clash

Scottish Football Club
Rangers clashed with Czech Republic’s AC Sparta Prague in the group
stage of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday. Rangers FC midfielder Glen Kamara
was repeatedly booed in a stadium full of schoolchildren before being sent off
during the match.

The incident comes six months after being abused by Slavia
defender Ondrej Kudela, Kamara was targeted by some of the 10,000 supporters.

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Following a separate racist conviction charge
against Sparta, the Generali Arena was originally scheduled to be closed
for this match. Instead, UEFA agreed to a plan to play the game in front of
mostly students with some accompanying adults, although boos could be
heard whenever Kamara touched the ball.

Outside of the one that greeted Hancko’s
first-half-headed goal, the loudest applause of the night came when Kamara got
both of his yellow cards for fouls on Michal Sacek.

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Aamer Anwar, Kamara’s lawyer, stated Sparta
Prague should be humiliated by the treatment meted out to the Rangers player in
front of a school crowd, according to the Sky Sports website.

The media organisation cited Anwar’s statement:
“I had hoped when I heard of the stadium closure of Sparta Prague that
both Glen and other black players wouldn’t have to put up with any abuse or
racism and could just get on with playing football.

“But this evening should be an
embarrassment for the Czech side that, despite their fans being banned, it
still made little difference that the stadium was filled with 10,000
schoolchildren.

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“A huge proportion of those children
booed Glen’s every touch of the ball along with every other black player for
Rangers. Tonight shows yet again that Prague has a serious problem with racism
and as usual UEFA is nowhere to be seen.

“Glen and the Rangers players have shown
total class, but no player should have to face this at their work and on the
European stage.”