• Uefa was urged to take strong action after racism against England
Bulgaria have been ordered by Uefa to play their next competitive home game behind closed doors, with a further match suspended for two years after the racist chanting which marred the Euro 2020 qualifier with England earlier this month.
The prime minister, Boris Johnson, was among those to demand sanctions from European football’s governing body after the incidents in Sofia during England’s 6-0 victory, which led to the game being halted twice in the first half after fans made monkey noises towards Tyrone Mings, Raheem Sterling and Marcus Rashford. The sports minister, Nigel Adams, wrote to the Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, asking him to take “urgent action”, with Bulgaria already having been punished with a partial stadium ban for “racist incidents” during a previous qualifier.
Written by Ed Aarons
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/29/bulgaria-ordered-to-play-next-two-matches-behind-closed-doors-over-england-racism under the title “Bulgaria ordered to play one game behind closed doors over racism”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
