Arsenal's Europa League opponents are hit hard as Ondrej Kudela receives a 10-match ban for racially insulting Rangers' Glen Kamara

Unfortunately, the issue of racism in football is growing steadily. A fiasco that happened at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow on March 18th got it's epilogue.

Kamara (25), born in Finland into a family of Sierra Leonean descent, said he was the victim of 'vile, racist abuse' by Kudela during the Europa League last-16 game, with the Rangers midfielder accusing his opponent of calling him a 'f***ing monkey'.

But Kamara has also been given a three-match ban for 'assaulting another player' after Slavia claimed Kudela (34) was 'cowardly beaten with fists in the face by Kamara' in the tunnel after the full time whistle.

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As Sportsmail reports, Kudela fiercely denied the racism allegations, insisting he told the player he was 'a f***ing guy' as he whispered something into Kamara's ear during the Czech side's 2-0 win.

Kamara's account was supported by Rangers South African team-mate Bongani Zungu and UEFA's control, ethics and disciplinary body has now found Kudela guilty of using racist language.

The body's full written reasons will be published at a later stage, and both sanctions are open to appeal.

Police Scotland confirmed a few days after the match they were looking into the accusations of racist abuse reported by Kamara and also the criminal complaint Slavia filed against Kamara for the alleged tunnel fracas.

Kudela was given a one-match 'provisional suspension' for misconduct last week as UEFA prepared to conclude their investigation but he missed the quarter-final first leg draw with Arsenal through illness and injury anyway. That one-game ban is included within the overall 10-match sanction.

Rangers striker Kemar Roofe has also been suspended for four European matches after UEFA charged him with 'assault' during the same match.

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Roofe was sent off during Rangers' 2-0 home defeat after a poor challenge saw him kick Slavia Prague goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar in the face.

Kolar was left with a fractured skull and the governing body has now cited him for 'dangerously assaulting another player'.

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For their part in the fracas on the pitch after the game, Rangers have been fined €9,000 (1.15 million KSH) after being found guilty of improper conduct.

Tensions have continued to escalate since the match and last month 11 of the Czech club's supporters posed with a long banner that read 'Kamara – just a n*****' while holding flares to light it up.

Another image posted on the same Instagram account shows the group holding another banner that read: 'Slavia Praha against all #TeamKudela.'

In an extraordinary intervention last month, Slavia's president Jaroslav Tvrdik then came out fighting against the racism accusations leveled at Kudela.

Tvrdik blamed Rangers officials of 'escalating biased pressure' on UEFA and the police and said Slavia have been the victims of 'xenophobic prejudice.'