Bulgaria authorities fine and ban four fans over racist abuse of England players
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Four Bulgaria fans arrested for subjecting England gamers to racist abuse have been fined 1,000 Bulgarian lev (#443) and banned from sports events for two decades.
The 6-0 Euro 2020 qualifier win in Sofia on Monday of england was stopped in the first half after racist chanting by home supporters.
The four fans were punished with police – rather than the countrys courts – under Bulgarias legislation to theprotection of public order through sports events.
Another fan was arrested on Wednesday, bringing the entire number.
One of the seven is a little, the Bulgaria Ministry of Interior told BBC Sport.
Borislav Mikhailov, president of Bulgarias soccer association, resigned on Tuesday.
Bulgaria manager Krasimir Balakov said following the match hedid not hear any chanting, with formerly accused England of using a larger racism problem.
However, Balakov later posted an announcement on Facebook, acknowledging the incidents on Monday and apologising toEnglish footballers and to all those who felt offended.
I condemn all forms of racism within an unacceptable behavior that interrupts normal human connections, he further added.
Bulgarian legend Hristo Stoichkov became emotional when he had been asked on television to avoid a similar event. He advocated thatfans are not permitted in the scene or even [confront ] thicker punishments.
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