England players subjected to racist abuse and Nazi salutes in Bulgaria as game paused twice
England players subjected to racist abuse and Nazi salutes in Bulgaria as game paused twice UEFA has a three-step protocol to tackle racism, and two of these have been triggered after Tyrone Mings was abused England\'s Euro 2020 clash with Bulgaria has TWICE been stopped after vile racist chanting was directed at the Three Lions players at Stadion Vasil Levski. UEFA has a three-step protocol to tackle racism, and two of these were triggered in the first half in Sofia after Tyrone Mings and Raheem Sterling was subjected to abuse. Mings was heard telling an official: \"Hey, did you hear that?\" as the abuse started prompting Gareth Southgate to inform referee Ivan Bebek. An announcement was then made over the loud speaker demanding the racist chanting stop after Bebek paused the game. A UEFA delegate said: \"Because of racist behaviour which is interfering with the game, the referee has indicated