The whole situation in the spring far exceeded the boundaries of sporting events. Slavia’s footballers won a 2-0 win at Ibrox, however, the result of the match was eventually overshadowed by the accusation of the Czech team’s stopper, Ondřej Kúdela, of racist insult against Finnish midfielder Glen Kamar.
Although clear evidence of Kamar’s claim was never made public, Kúdela dismissed the ten-match distance from UEFA, and in Scotland they almost unanimously adopted a version of the Czech player’s disgusting racist attack on Kamar. Shortly afterwards, it was the turn of the famous Scottish derby, in which, as a sign of solidarity and the fight against racism, Captain Celtika Brown came to hug Kamar and shake his hand.
Scott Brown’s gesture of solidarity with Glen Kamara before Celtic v Rangers last year has been nominated for the FIFA Fair Play Award 2021 ????????pic.twitter.com/qVTZgQLdik
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) November 23, 2021
Other Fair Play nominees are coach Claudio Ranieri, for the fact that his Sampdoria players have made a gateway to Inter footballers before the match as a gesture of respect for the new Serie A champions.
And also the players and paramedics of the Danish national team for the heroic reaction to the critical situation of Christian Eriksen, who collapsed during the opening duel at EURO against Finland. With timely help, Eriksen managed to save his life, and his teammates formed a circle around the terrifying scene during a resuscitation procedure to prevent viewers and cameras from looking at a friend struggling to survive.
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