Following his facet’s 0-2 Europa League defeat to Slavia Prague, Gerrard spoke to the media the place he confirmed that Kamara advised him that he was racially abused by Slavia’s Ondrej Kudela.
The incident occurred late within the match when Kudela was seen saying one thing into Kamara’s ear with his hand overlaying his mouth.
CNN couldn’t instantly verify what was stated, however Kamara and a close-by teammate reacted immediately, sparking a melee between each groups on the Ibrox Stadium.
“It was said in emotions, but I absolutely deny there was anything racist in those words,” Kudela stated, insisting he simply swore into Kamara’s ear.
The Czech membership additionally claimed Kudela was assaulted after the crew was unable to enter its dressing room on the finish of the match however CNN has to this point been capable of confirm these claims.
When requested concerning the alleged racist incident, Gerrard stated he’ll stand beside Kamara and hoped European soccer’s governing physique UEFA would cope with the incident appropriately.
“I am proud of all my players tonight for showing solidarity and from the top of this club to the bottom we stand with the players.
“It is over to UEFA now this case and I simply hope it does not get brushed below the carpet.”
In a statement, UEFA said an Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector “will conduct an investigation concerning the incidents that occurred” during the game.
UEFA told CNN it was “conscious of an incident which occurred within the tunnel after the tip of the match and which concerned some gamers of each groups” and said it was waiting to receive reports from match officials before commenting further.
CNN has reached out to Police Scotland for comment but has yet to receive a reply.
After the match, Rangers striker Kemar Roofe also received racist abuse on social media.
The striker — who had been sent off after a brutal collision with goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar — posted a screenshot of the abuse on his Instagram account.
“I might be right here all night time screenshoting all of these sorts of feedback,” Roofe said in the post.
It’s yet another example of soccer players receiving racist abuse on their social media platforms, a consistent problem that has been highlighted this season.
Instagram advised CNN that it is persevering with to research Roofe’s put up and stated it had eliminated a quantity of feedback and accounts that broke the foundations.
