Bulgarian police arrests reach 16 following racist abuse of England players

The Interior Ministry has shown that 16 arrests have been made in connection with the racist abuse directed at the players of England on Monday.
The European Qualifier was halted twice because of racist chanting from house supporters as his players considered walking off the pitch throughout the success in Sofia and Gareth Southgate.
On Wednesday, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry said that they had arrested six individuals – and work was ongoing to identify different participants in the incident.
UEFA has begun disciplinary actions against Bulgaria in the Vasil Levski National Stadium in the Wake of the clash.
Meanwhile, the FIFA say they areclosely monitoring the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) after the resignation of its president, after the occasions on Monday.
Bulgarias captain Ivelin Popov said that he wasembarrassed by what happened, while their trainer Krasimir Balakov apologised to the England team for the racist taunts, following the match.
Gareth Southgate claimed that he wasproud of his staff and players for the way they conducted themselves throughout the European Qualifier, amid the challenging circumstances.

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