Bohemians Praha fined 6.0 million crowns for no show

In football, the Czech football association’s disciplinary committee imposed a record 6.0 million crowns fine and deducted 20 points from the club for failing to play in a Gambrinus League game on Saturday. The points deduction guarantees automatic relegation. The committee also banned striker Marek Kincl from holding the captaincy for two years and banned club boss Karel Kapr from holding any post connected with the game for the same period. Kapr said the club would appeal.

Earlier, Bohemians 1905 was awarded three points and a 3:0 win over Bohemians Praha. The refusal of Bohemians Praha to play amounts to one of the biggest scandals to hit the top Gambrinus league in recent years. The two clubs have been conducting a legal battle and war of words over the right to use the Bohemians name. Bohemians Praha has called for European football’s governing body, UEFA, to intervene in the dispute.