Soccer Football - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Group A - Montenegro v Bulgaria - Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro - October 11, 2019 Bulgaria coach Krasimir Balakov before the match REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria coach Krasimir Balakov has apologised to the England team after fans taunted their black players with Nazi salutes and monkey chants during a Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia on Monday.
England thrashed Bulgaria 6-0 to hand the hosts their heaviest ever home defeat but the game will be remembered more for the racist incidents that led to action being temporarily stopped in the first half.
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