Bulgarian Cup final organiser fined $1,700 for COVID-19 violations


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bulgarian Cup Final - CSKA Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv - Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria - July 1, 2020 General view of fans inside the stadium before the match, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's professional football league (PFL) was fined only 3,000 levs ($1,723) following numerous social distancing rules violations during the country's domestic Cup final on Wednesday.

Thousands of CSKA Sofia and Lokomotiv Plovdiv fans broke rules for occupying every second row and every second seat in the stands, and refused to wear protective face masks at the Vasil Levski national stadium.

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