Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela has dropped his appeal against a 10-match ban for racially abusing Rangers players.
Kudela's apology was limited to his regrets over approaching Kamara.
Kudela found out this week that he wouldn't face criminal charges for the incident in Glasgow.
The Czech Republic player was banned for 10 games by European football's governing body after he was accused of racially abusing a teammate. He has always denied the claims.
Kudela denied the allegation and claimed that he had used the word while covering his mouth with his hand.
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A statement on the Slavia website said that the client had withdrawn the appeal and that a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport had been pencilled in for April.
I am happy that this line of the story is over. The case has been going on for a long time, but I just want to focus on football.
Slavia Prague defender will not be charged.
I told my lawyers to stop the international sports arbitration because I wanted to close it completely.
It was a mistake to go to Glen Kamara and tell him anything, as he was the one who ruled him out of the Euro 2020 finals. I can't take it back because of the emotions in the match. I am so sorry.
The man who was banned for three games for punching Kudela in the tunnel was told this week that he wouldn't face criminal charges.
The Crown advised my client that they believed there was sufficient evidence to warrant a prosecution against Mr Kudela, but he would have faced summary court proceedings.
The matter is over and my client is happy about it. He is deeply grateful to his teammates, club and fans from across the football world for their support, asracism should have no hiding place in football.
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