Bulgaria vs England: Bulgarian PM asks country’s football chief to quit after racial abuse
England forward Raheem Sterling described the call for Mihaylov's resignation as a "good move".
Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) president Borislav Mihaylov has resigned from his post after country’s prime minister Boyko Borissov asked him to step down because of the racist chants witnessed in Tuesday’s Euro 2020 qualifier game against England at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.
While Mihaylov’s letter of resignation is to be presented to members of the country’s FA Executive Committee on Friday, he could yet remain in charge, reported Sky Sports News.
Notably, Borissov had earlier demanded the withdrawal of Borislav Mihaylov from the post of BFU President. “I call on Borislav Mihaylov to immediately resign as president of the Bulgarian Football Union,” Borissov said in a Facebook post.
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“After yesterday’s (Tuesday) shameful loss of the Bulgarian national team and given the bad results of our football, I ordered to end any relationship with BFU (Bulgarian Football Union), including financial, until the withdrawal of Borislav Mihaylov from the post,” he added.
Notably, racist chants from supporters forced the match officials to stop the Euro 2020 qualifier tie between England and Bulgaria twice on Tuesday.
The play was stopped for the first time in the 28th minute when the guests were leading 2-0. Once restarted, the match was halted again with just two minutes to go in the first half. However, Croatian referee Ivan Bebek held words with coaching staff and players from both the sides and restarted the game.
Riding on braces from Ross Barkley and Raheem Sterling, England thrashed Bulgaria 6-0.
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