Bulgaria football chief resigns after England players suffer racist abuse

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The president of Bulgaria's football association Borislav Mihaylov has handed in his resignation after England players were subjected to racist abuse during Monday's Euro 2020 qualifier.

The game was twice temporarily halted in the first half after England debutant Tyrone Mings alerted officials to the abuse being directed at both himself and his teammates from various parts of the Levski Stadium in Sofia.As well as the monkey chanting, some Bulgarian fans made Nazi salutes during the game."His decision is a consequence of the tensions caused in recent days; an environment, which is damaging to Bulgarian football and to the Bulgarian football association," read a statement on Bulgarian Football Union's website.

Full Article: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/15/football/england-bulgaria-reaction-racism-spt-intl/index.html