• Controversy Racist embarrassment in Bulgaria-England

The president of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU), Borislav Mihailov, presented his resignation after the controversy raised after the incidents of racist dye in the qualifying match for Euro 2020 against England, which forced the referee to stop the match, and after they requested it from the Government itself.

"The president of the BFU Borislav Mihailov resigned and will present his resignation to the members of the Executive Committee at Friday's meeting. His position is a consequence of recent tensions and an environment that is detrimental to Bulgarian football and the BFU," confirmed the agency in a statement, which highlighted the "numerous contacts at a high international level" of the leader and the "firm disposition" of this "to continue helping the development of Bulgarian football in all possible ways."

The former goalkeeper's resignation came hours after the Bulgarian government requested it after what happened in the match held in Vasil Levski of the capital Sofia, although, initially, from his agency they warned that it would not happen and that political authorities could not "interfere".

"I urge Borislav Mihailov to resign immediately as president of the BFU. It is unacceptable for Bulgaria, which is one of the most tolerant countries in the world and where people of different ethnicities and religions live in peace, be associated with racism and xenophobia," he wrote Boyko Borissov , Prime Minister of the country, in his official profile of 'Facebook'.

"Suspend any relationship"

"The Prime Minister called me urgently recently. The Government has done a lot for the development of Bulgarian football in the last four years, but after the last events and incidents of the night he has ordered me to suspend from Tuesday any relationship with the BFU, including the financial one, until the resignation of Boris Mihailov, "said Sports Minister Krasen Kralev .

The Bulgarian national team fell in Vasil Levsky of the capital by a hard 0-6 against England, but all the attention fell on the two occasions that the Croatian referee Ivan Bebek had to stop the game because of the racist chants of the local fans to the visiting players and despite the fact that the stadium was partially closed due to UEFA's sanction for these attitudes in the matches against Kosovo and the Czech Republic last June.

However, both the local players and their coach, Krasimir Balakov , said they had not heard anything and even the coach blamed the English fans. "During the second part they used words towards our fans that I find unacceptable," he said after the game.

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