SOFIA (Reuters) - CSKA Sofia coach Stoycho Mladenov was knocked unconscious by a snowball thrown from rival Levski Sofia supporters as crowd trouble marred Bulgaria's most explosive derby fixture on Saturday.
On a snow-bound day when police detained 57 suspected football hooligans before leaders CSKA's 3-0 win, Mladenov was hit in the head by the snowball in the early stages of the game and collapsed on to the athletics track surrounding the pitch before coming round.
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