A Bulgarian football club has apologised after holding a minute’s silence for a former player who is still alive.
Top-flight side Arda Kardzhali mourned former player Petko Ganchev before their 1-1 draw with Levski Sofia on Sunday, with players from both teams lining in on the centre circle and bowing their heads during the silence.
However, after realising during the game that they had been misinformed and Ganchev was still alive, Arda posted an apology on their Facebook page and wished him “many more years of good health”.
“The management of PFC Arda would like to express a huge apology to the former Arda player Petko Ganchev and his relatives after the club received wrong information about his death,” the post said.
“We wish Petko Ganchev many more years of good health and to enjoy the success of Arda.”
