February 18 – The Bulgarian Soccer Union (BFU) has “strongly” condemned Lokomotiv Plovdiv ultras’ assault on the match delegate for final weekend’s efbet League match between Lokomotiv and Septemvri Sofia.
It has additionally known as on the nation’s Ministry of Youth and Sports activities, and the Ministry of Inside to use the “full severity” of the legislation and punish the responsible events.
“In reference to the extraordinarily disagreeable scenes that happened on the finish of the match between Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) and Septemvri (Sofia), through which the match delegate, Kiril Lozanov, was injured, the management of the Bulgarian Soccer Union, headed by President Georgi Ivanov, strongly condemns these acts of violence,” the BFU mentioned in an announcement.
“Sadly, they utterly overshadowed the soccer celebration that was speculated to be the opening of the brand new Sportclub Stand on the Lokomotiv Stadium.
“Such incidents should not a precedent in any respect however have gotten an more and more frequent phenomenon – they undermine the status and repute of the sport and haven’t any place in the preferred sport. Due to this fact, we attraction for the related legal guidelines to be applied in all their severity.
“The Bulgarian Soccer Union expresses its readiness to cooperate with the related establishments – led by the Ministry of Youth and Sports activities and the Ministry of Inner Affairs – as a result of we’re satisfied that solely with joint efforts will we have the ability to cope with this urgent drawback.”
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