Bulgarian PM threatens to shut matches to fans after COVID-19 rules violations


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 24 Jun 2020

FILE PHOTO: Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov gestures as he arrives for the second day of the European Union leaders summit, held to discuss the EU's long-term budget for 2021-2027, in Brussels, Belgium, February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/File Photo

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Wednesday threatened to impose a ban on spectators at domestic league matches unless social distancing among fans improved.

The Bulgarian league resumed on June 5 after an almost three-month break due to the novel coronavirus pandemic with supporters allowed at stadiums but there were a number of violations during many matches.

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