PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech soccer federation has punished a club in the top domestic league with a 3-0 forfeit loss after it refused to play its opponent.
Bohemians Prague said it refused to play at Bohemians 1905 because it claims the rival was not a proper member of the federation. Federation officials dismissed the argument Thursday.
Last-place Bohemians Prague now faces almost certain relegation.
The clubs have been fighting over the right to use the Bohemians name.
The federation is also dealing with a bribery scandal linked to Bohemians Prague, whose officials accused another club, Olomouc, of offering $16,200 to its players last season to lose a game. Bohemians Prague has offered no evidence.
