When officials realised their mistake, they said they wished their former player "many more years of good health".

The management of Bulgarian top-flight side Arda Kardzhali apologised after their former player Petko Ganchev, whose death they mourned in a minute's silence before Sunday's match with Levski Sofia, ...

A mix-up for the ages took place in Bulgaria as top flight club FC Arda held a moment of silence prior to their game on ...

A Bulgarian first-division team has been forced into an embarrassing apology after holding a minute's silence for a former player who was not dead.

Bulgarian football club FC Arda has issued an apology to former player Petko Ganchev for mistakenly holding a moment of silence in his memory, erroneously announcing his death.

"The management of PFC Arda would like to express its deepest apologies to the team's former footballer, Petko Ganchev, and ...

Bulgarian football club Arda Kardzhali found itself in an awkward situation after mistakenly holding a minute’s silence for former player ...

A Bulgarian football club has apologised after holding a minute’s silence for a former player who is still alive. Top-flight ...

Bulgarian football club Arda Kardzhali inadvertently mourned their former player, Petko Ganchev, after receiving incorrect information about his death before a match against Levski Sofia. The club ...

A Bulgarian football side have apologised to a former player after holding a minute’s silence to honour his death, only to ...

A top club in the Bulgarian league has tendered its apologies after holding a minute’s silence for a former footballer, only to discover later that he is still alive. Before the club’s ...