In Bulgaria, four Bulgarian football fans have been arrested after the racist incidents in the European Championship qualifier against England. The men are suspected of having participated in the derailments in the stadium. This was announced by the Bulgarian police as a prelude to an action to establish responsibility for the racist incidents on Monday night at the Vasil Levski Stadium in Sofia. The action should continue on Wednesday, it is expected to further arrests.
At the game in Sofia, England international Raheem Sterling and Tyrone Mings were attacked with monkey lutes from the stands. In addition, some spectators showed the Hitler salute.
Because of the events, the President of the Bulgarian Football Federation, Borislav Mikhailov, resigned on Tuesday. Shortly thereafter, a police check for allegations of corruption began at the association headquarters in Boyana near Sofia.
