Rangers contact UEFA about treatment of Glen Kamara
The midfielder was targeted by fans during their Europa League defeat away to Sparta Prague.
Last updated 1st Oct 2021
Rangers have contacted UEFA to complain about the treatment of Glen Kamara during their match against Sparta Prague.
Kamara was booed repeatedly during the game, which marked his first visit to Prague since Ondrej Kudela was banned for ten games for racially abusing him when Rangers played Sparta’s city rivals Slavia last season.
Sparta were meant to be serving a stadium ban on Thursday after their fans racially abused Monaco striker Aurelien Tchouameni last month but European football's governig body allowed a crowd of schoolchildren and their carers into the match.
They targetted Kamara and booed his every touch until his red card in the 74th minute of the game.
Speaking at his Friday media conference Steven Gerrard said that he had now reviewed footage and spoken to his player, with Rangers taking the matter up directly with UEFA.
“I’m fully aware now, having watched the game back with audio and I’m actually surprised that I wasn’t aware of it during the game,” he said.
“I have spoken to Glen and that conversation will remain private. Glen’s okay. I’m sure he’s disappointed just like me.
“Now it’s time for the authorities and the club to just step in and take that away from us so we can focus on the game on Sunday.
“I’ve been told that Rangers are going to take it up with UEFA. I think that’s already happened.
“I’ll certainly be pushing from my direction to make sure that’s the case.”
Gerrard reiterated his belief the authorities were not doing enough to combat the problem of racism in football, with tougher punishments needed to deal with every incident.