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FILE - The president of Bulgaria's Football Union Borislav Mihaylov speaks during press conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Oct. 18, 2019. The controversial president of the Bulgarian soccer federation has resigned, it was reported on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Several thousand soccer fans had taken to the streets in recent weeks to demand the resignation of Mihaylov. He was the goalkeeper on the Bulgaria team that reached the semifinals at the 1994 World Cup. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova, File)

Controversial president of the Bulgarian soccer federation resigns following mass protests

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FILE - The president of Bulgaria's Football Union Borislav Mihaylov speaks during press conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Oct. 18, 2019. Bulgaria’s chief prosecutor on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, launched an investigation into the country’s Football Union’s management which aims to scrutinize the actions of its president, Borislav Mihaylov. The move follows the mass protests that gripped Bulgaria’s capital on Thursday night as several thousand soccer fans took to the streets to demand the resignation of Mihaylov. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Prosecutors investigate Bulgarian soccer federation president in the wake of violent protests

By Veselin Toshkov - Associated Press