The president of the Bulgarian Football Union has resigned after England’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia on Monday was twice halted because of persistent racial abuse from home supporters.

The news comes after England players united in the face of the racist abuse that the team's black players were subjected to in last's night game, with Raheem Sterling, Tyrone Mings and Marcus Rashford all repeatedly targeted with monkey chants and abuse throughout the game.

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Since then, Bulgaria's head coach denied hearing any abuse during England's 6-0 victory, while Bulgarian journalists said England "exaggerated" the issue and Bulgaria 'keeper claiming home fans “behaved well” during the game, suggesting that Gareth Southgate’s players “overreacted a bit”.

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The news of President Borislav Mihaylov's resignation is some welcome news from proceedings, with his departure indicating Bulgaria accept some responsibility for the actions of some of their fans at the game last night.

Mihaylov's letter of resignation will be presented to members of the country’s FA Executive Committee on Friday, with the BFU releasing a statement sauing “Today the Bulgarian FA president Borislav Mihaylov has resigned from his position – his letter of resignation will be presented to the members of the FA’s Executive Committee at this Friday’s meeting.

“It comes after the pressure that has been generated over the past few days; a situation that is not positive for Bulgarian football or the Football Union itself. After so many years in the position and because of his network of international contacts, Mr Mihaylov has said he is ready to continue helping Bulgarian football to develop in any way possible.”

England emerge out of the now-infamous evening in Sofia with their heads held high, after showcasing exactly what to do when confronted with racist abuse from the stands. While the game’s governing bodies who have done too little, for too long, the scenes could prove to be a landmark moment in football. Commentating on the events in Bulgaria, Ian Wright aptly said, "It’s a fantastic day because, listen, as a black player we’ve heard it for many years about walking off and it’s something that you do not want to do because you need your white players and the white people to do that for you so you can go off together because you are a team together. So when you can see that happen and you can see how powerful it is, that will do something.”

In other England player news, Phil Foden, Mason Mount and Jadon Sancho have made a 20-man shortlist for the 2019 Golden Boy Award.