Bulgarian Prosecution Launches Investigation into BFU President Borislav Mihaylov

Borislav Mihaylov, the debatable president of the Bulgarian Soccer Union (BFU) is being investigated for participation in match-fixing and ties to unlawful lottery operators. This isn’t the primary year Mihaylov has been accused of alike dealings.  

The investigation comes quickly nearest a accumulation protest in Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital and can see the Prosecutor’s Place of business probe into Mihaylov to peer if the allegations are based actually. In keeping with the place of business, a couple of contemporary media studies have claimed that ties exist between the football president and international lightless marketplace lottery operators (merely known as lightless lottery).

As discussed, this isn’t the primary year Mihaylov has made headlines along with his alleged courting with international lightless lottery corporations. BIRD.bg, an investigation and information journalism challenge up to now reported that during 2011, Mihaylov celebrated Fresh Era within the corporate of Tan Seet Eng, a match-fixing specialist from Singapore.  

For reference, Tan Seet Eng, sometimes called Dan Tan, is a debatable determine who has been eager about a couple of match-fixing scandals.

Bulgarian Football Lovers Are Unsatisfied with Mihaylov’s Reign

As discussed, the wave investigation comes within the wake of a plethora protest at the streets of Sofia that noticed many football lovers specific their disgruntlement with Mihaylov. In keeping with a couple of fervent lovers, Mihaylov’s virtually two-decade-long reign as president of the union has resulted in a gentle diminish inside the Bulgarian football sector.

The president’s warring parties accused him of turning Bulgaria right into a “soccer dwarf” and creating a cotton of malicious selections. The protests exploded across the BFU’s resolution not to permit audiences on the Ecu Qualifiers tournament between Bulgaria and Hungary.

Some declare that Mihaylov’s purpose has all the time been to “hide” the sport to steer clear of on-stadium protests. In keeping with the allegations, this can be additional attested via the BFU’s previous plans to walk the sport to Plovdiv, some other bulky Bulgarian town.

In a up to date accent at The Nationwide Meeting, alternatively, Mihaylov claimed that the protests were brought about via paid actors. Year the BFU president used to be not able to again up those claims with details, he additional instructed that the protests could have been sparked via Dimitar Berbatov, his major competitor for the location.

Mihaylov even added that he’s pleased with the BFU’s contemporary paintings, claiming that its contemporary selections have controlled to “save lives.” He mentioned that he refuses to be was a “scapegoat” via his warring parties and refused to whisk duty for the damages brought about via the hot protests towards him.