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Sparta Prague keeper apologizes for sexist remark toward female referee

Sparta Prague goalkeeper Tomas Koubek has apologized after insisting "women should stay in the kitchen" rather than referee men's soccer games.

The 24-year-old was speaking after Brno, which sits 14th in the Czech First League, had benefited from a missed offside call by Lucie Ratajova to score a stoppage-time equalizer and hold 33-time league winners to a 3-3 draw.

"The whole nation saw that it was offside," Koubek told reporters. "My opinion is that women should stay in the kitchen and not decide men's football."

Koubek has since posted a picture of his wife and young daughter on his official Facebook page on Monday and apologized for his comments.