Football coach Rada gets record eight-month punishment for racism

Football club Dukla Praha coach Petr Rada has received a record eight-month punishment by the disciplinary commission for a racist insult he made during a football second league match, Czech Football League Association said in a press release on Friday. Rada, who used to coach the Czech national football team, cannot attend Dukla's matches until the end of the autumn season. In addition, he has to pay a fine of CZK 80,000. The unprecedented punishment comes in response to Rada’s racist remarks during the second league match against Zbrojovka Brno, in which he called Zbrojovka’s coach Tomáš Polach a "desperate gypsy".