SOFIA — The president of Bulgaria’s football union resigned Tuesday following racist abuse and monkey chants from Bulgarian fans towards black England players during their Euro 2020 qualifier. The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) was not immediately available to comment. Racist chanting was heard from the stands and reported by England players to manager Gareth Southgate, with the referee informed and a public announcement made on two occasions. Coach Krasimir Balakov said there had not been such racial incidents before and blamed England fans for being disrespectful to Bulgarian supporters. The BFU and a number of Bulgarian clubs have been fined by for racist abuse several times over the past few years.

Source: National Post October 15, 2019 13:30 UTC