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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Bulgaria soccer chief resigns after racist abuse at England game
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBulgaria’s football union president has resigned, a day after racist abuse marred a match against England in Sofia.
“Today the president of the Bulgarian Football Union Borislav Mihaylov presented his resignation, which will be handed in to the members of the executive committee on its meeting on Friday,” the union says in a statement on its website.
The decision “resulted from the tension created over the past days, which is detrimental to Bulgarian football and the Bulgarian football union,” the statement says.
The Euro 2020 qualifier, which England won 6-0, was twice halted by racist chanting aimed at England players.
— AFP
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