This is kinda mad...
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Newly-appointed Levski Sofia coach Ivaylo Petev has been stripped by club ultras angered by his appointment at his first press conference.
The fans believe that Petev is a supporter of bitter rivals CSKA Sofia and ruled that he is not fit to wear the club’s shirt, thus physically stripping him at the press conference.
Fans shouted at the newly-appointed manager, “You’re not welcome here. Get up, remove the shirt and go. Levski will not play under you as coach.”
Petev’s unveiling came the same day as former Levski player Slavisa Jokanovic’s sacking and now former chief executive Nasko Sirakov, who scored 206 goals for the club between 1981 and 1994, criticised the fans before announcing his resignation.
“This is the hardest day in my life. But I wonder if there’s another place in the world where the fans choose the coach,” he said.
Club owner Todor Batkov stood by his appointment of the coach who led Ludogorets to back-to-back league titles, saying, “It’s a stain on our club, this is unprecedented. But we stand behind our decision – Ivaylo Petev is the new coach of Levski.”
Petev becomes the club’s fourth head coach in the space of a year with Levski sitting sixth in the Bulgarian league.
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Newly-appointed Levski Sofia coach Ivaylo Petev has been stripped by club ultras angered by his appointment at his first press conference.
The fans believe that Petev is a supporter of bitter rivals CSKA Sofia and ruled that he is not fit to wear the club’s shirt, thus physically stripping him at the press conference.
Fans shouted at the newly-appointed manager, “You’re not welcome here. Get up, remove the shirt and go. Levski will not play under you as coach.”
Petev’s unveiling came the same day as former Levski player Slavisa Jokanovic’s sacking and now former chief executive Nasko Sirakov, who scored 206 goals for the club between 1981 and 1994, criticised the fans before announcing his resignation.
“This is the hardest day in my life. But I wonder if there’s another place in the world where the fans choose the coach,” he said.
Club owner Todor Batkov stood by his appointment of the coach who led Ludogorets to back-to-back league titles, saying, “It’s a stain on our club, this is unprecedented. But we stand behind our decision – Ivaylo Petev is the new coach of Levski.”
Petev becomes the club’s fourth head coach in the space of a year with Levski sitting sixth in the Bulgarian league.
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