Football club apologise after holding minute's silence for former player who is still alive
A Bulgarian football club have apologised for holding a minute's silence for a former player who is still alive.
Football club issue apology after holding minute's silence for player who isn't dead
A top-flight Bulgarian football team mourned one of their former players before discovering he was in fact still alive during their most recent...
Club apologises after minute’s silence for ex-player who is still alive
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Awkward moment football team is forced to apologise after holding a minute's of silence for former star who is not dead
A Bulgarian football club has been forced into an embarrassing apology after holding a minute's silence for a former player who was not actually dead.
Club mistakenly mourns player who isn't dead
The management of Bulgarian top-flight side Arda Kardzhali apologised after their former player Petko Ganchev, whose death they mourned in a...
Football club forced to apologise after holding minute’s silence for former player who is not dead
A FOOTBALL club suffered an embarrassing mix-up as they held a minute’s silence for a former player who wasn’t actually dead.
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