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Bulgaria v England: Police arrest four following racist abuse at Euro qualifier – BBC News, BBC News

Bulgaria v England: Police arrest four following racist abuse at Euro qualifier – BBC News, BBC News


                    

England players in Bulgaria

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England players leave the pitch during one of the stoppages in Monday’s qualifier

Four Bulgarian football fans suspected of subjecting black England players to racist abuse have been detained following police raids.

England’s 6-0 Euro (qualifier) win over Bulgaria in Sofiawas stopped twice in the first half following racist chanting by home supporters.

“Work is still ongoing to identify others,” a statement from Bulgaria’s Ministry of the Interior said.

Bulgaria’s football chief Borislav Mikhailov resigned on Tuesday.

Bulgaria manager Krasimir Balakovsaid after the game he “didn’t hear”any chanting, having previously accused England ofhaving a bigger racism problem.

But Balakov has since posted a (statement on Facebook) , acknowledging the incidents on Monday and apologizing to “English footballers and to all those who felt offended”.

“I condemn all forms of racism as an unacceptable behavior that contradicts normal human relations, “he added.

” I think that this form of prejudice should be buried deep in our past, and no-one should ever be subjected to it. “

Meanwhile, the English FAand Uefa have condemned the actionsof the ‘ultras’ section of Bulgaria fans, with Aleksander Ceferin, president of the sport’s European governing body, calling for “football family and governments “to” wage war on the racists “.

Players condemn abuse

England midfielder Jordan Henderson called the behavior of Bulgaria fans “disgusting”, after they were warned for making Nazi salutes and monkey noises .

“I obviously wasn’t happy with the situation that we were in – it wasn’t nice to be involved in and it shouldn’t be happening in 2019, “he said.

Team-mate Tyrone Mings, who was making his international debut on Monday,said he heard racist chanting“clear as day” during the pre-match warm-up in Sofia.

A number of players posted on social media following the game, thanking traveling fans for their support and expressing their pride in the performance despite the abuse.

“Not an easy situation to play in and not one which should be happening in 2019, “said striker Marcus Rashford. “Proud we rose above it to take three points but this needs stamping out.

  • Bulgarian football’s racism problem
  • Bulgaria racist abuse: England wanted to make home fans ‘suffer’ – Henderson
  • How Bulgarian media reacted to racism at England’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia
  • England stand tall on shameful night of racism in Bulgaria
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