Czech national ice hockey coach steps down amidst corruption scandal

Czech national ice hockey coach Vladimír Růžička has resigned following more allegations that he took bribes while coaching domestic league club Slavia. Mr Růžička’s decision came just hours after Czech Radio reported on Tuesday that the coach had asked several parents for large sums of money to allow their children play in the club. A criminal complaint has already been filed against the coach for bribe-taking, fraud and breach of trust in connection with a sum of CZK 500,000 he is alleged to have accepted from a man to allow his son to play for Slavia Prague. In a statement issued on Tuesday the Czech national coach rejected the allegations saying he wanted to clear his name in court.