Czech TV threatens Sparta Prague with a ban

Czech public television has threatened champions Sparta Prague with a ban unless they put a stop to anti-Semitic slogans being brandished by groups of their fans during matches. During the last match, on Monday, a certain section of the clubs fans unfurled a banner aimed at Sparta's bitter city rivals Slavia Prague which contained the word "Jude" - German for Jew - while the fans chanted the same word. Czech TV swung its camera away and cut the sound from its live transmission and it has now said that any repeat incident will result in a ban from its airwaves.