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UEFA EURO : BULGARIA FOOTBALL PRESIDENT RESIGNS OVER ENGLAND - BULGARIA 'RACIST' ROW !

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON @BorisJohnson HAS FIRED A STRONG STATEMENT ON TWITTER, THE PRIME MINISTER OF BULGARIA, BOYKO BORISSOV, HAS GOTTEN INVOLVED, AND NOW THE PRESIDENT OF BULGARIAN FOOTBALL HAS RESIGNED.

THE BLATANT RACIST ABUSE DISPLAYED BY BULGARIA FANS AGAINST ENGLAND PLAYERS IN THEIR EURO 2020 FACE-OFF, HAS REIGNITED FURTHER THE GLOBAL CALL TO STOP RACISM IN FOOTBALL - - AND BEYOND.

BREAKING: Bulgaria Football Union president Borislav Mihaylov has resigned following racist abuse directed at England players in last night's match.
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) 15 October 2019

President of Bulgaria Football Union resigns following racist abuse of England players during Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia https://t.co/MmybwYSAIr
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) 15 October 2019

OFFICIAL: Bulgaria Football President Borislav Mihaylov has resigned following the racial abuse directed at England players in Sofia. pic.twitter.com/vPhOu1RgLN
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) 15 October 2019

Statement following racist incidents in Bulgaria: https://t.co/5l0OlKLKRX
— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) 15 October 2019

The vile racism we saw and heard last night has no place in football or anywhere else. Fully support Gareth Southgate & the team for rising above it. Need to see strong swift action from UEFA. https://t.co/j0s1BQuQ6u
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) 15 October 2019

Mings reveals he received racist abuse before the Bulgaria game even kicked off!#NoToRacism pic.twitter.com/qCVdQYETZg
— Goal (@goal) 15 October 2019

England players took to social media after their match vs. Bulgaria was halted due to racist chanting in the Vasil Levski Stadium. pic.twitter.com/Vr03QarIrB
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) 15 October 2019

BREAKING: Bulgaria's soccer chief resigned after racist Bulgarian fans made Nazi salutes and monkey sounds at Black players during a game against England.

The abuse forced referees to stop the game twice. pic.twitter.com/vVeE5jO6nF
— AJ+ (@ajplus) 15 October 2019

"What are you talking about? It's an exaggeration!" 🗣

A local journalist shouts at Gareth Southgate as he discusses the racist incidents in Bulgaria 👇 pic.twitter.com/Bp5koPk3M8
— Goal (@goal) 15 October 2019

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BREAKING: Bulgaria football president resigns after night of racism shame against England https://t.co/gHZdsRyJm6 pic.twitter.com/o2BXy7Jqrx
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) 15 October 2019

Bulgaria’s prime minister has called on the president of the country’s soccer union to step down, a day after Bulgarian fans made Nazi salutes and yelled monkey chants at England players https://t.co/Ae50xozhKk
— The New York Times (@nytimes) 15 October 2019

Jordan Henderson says England players wanted to thrash Bulgaria to make their fans "suffer" for their racist abuse.

More here: https://t.co/NL2iS0NyMX pic.twitter.com/5UgkUN3Qxv
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 15 October 2019

"It is unacceptable for Bulgaria, which is one of the most tolerant countries in the world... to be associated with racism."

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov calls for the country's football chief to resign after England players were subjected to racist abuse https://t.co/dfPPzOGcB8
— CNN International (@cnni) 15 October 2019

Bulgaria captain Ivelin Popov: 'It's embarrassing - what happened was terrible' | @Matt_Law_DT https://t.co/PvfCG3Ntrr
— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) 15 October 2019

Uefa president Ceferin pleads with 'football family and governments' to 'wage war on racists' after Bulgaria vs England https://t.co/J27UGZXr40
— Sun Sport (@SunSport) 15 October 2019

Bulgaria soccer association charged after series of racist incidents at European tournament. England team greeted with Nazi salutes, black players taunted with monkey noises. England also charged with number of lesser offences. Previous story: https://t.co/lQpfIyCDiA
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) 15 October 2019

Bulgaria goalkeeper praises home fans and says England players 'overreacted'. Story: @shumansko https://t.co/NtMuJwQRMm
— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) 15 October 2019

"Football family and governments" need to "wage war on the racists", says Uefa president after abuse of England players in Bulgaria https://t.co/4ma7VzcG4k
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) 15 October 2019

The ambushing of England by neo-Nazis in Bulgaria was symptomatic of the far-right's rise across Europe. It's here, there and everywhere as a generational struggle intensifies. Column https://t.co/Qu7yEIu8sN
— Paul Hayward (@_PaulHayward) 15 October 2019

BREAKING: Bulgaria and England charged by UEFA following their European Qualifier last night in Sofia.
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) 15 October 2019

"First it has to be proven to be true."

Bulgaria's head coach says he 'didn't hear' any racist abuse despite @SkySports reporters and England players saying Bulgarian fans chanted 'monkey' and did Nazi salutes at the English team.

Read the full story: https://t.co/SVo3LWqaor pic.twitter.com/M4JpotND8a
— Sky News (@SkyNews) 15 October 2019

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