FILE PHOTO: Britain Soccer Football - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Training - Emirates Stadium, London, England - 18/10/16 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad's Svetoslav Dyakov during training Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Couldridge Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
SOFIA (Reuters) - Brazilian defender Elidiano "Eli" Marques has claimed he was the victim of a racial abuse from Bulgaria captain Svetoslav Dyakov during a Bulgarian second division match on Saturday.
"I want people to know what kind of person is the captain of the Bulgarian national team and what his mentality is," Marques said in an open letter to local media following his team Oborishte's 1-1 draw at champions Ludogorets's second team.
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