Bulgaria have been ordered to play two matches behind closed doors - one suspended for two years - for their fans' racist abuse of England players in a Euro 2020 qualifier.

 

England's 6-0 win in Sofia was stopped twice and could have been abandoned, but the visitors chose to play on.

 

The hosts already had a partial stadium closure for that match on October 15 because of previous racist behaviour.

 

Bulgaria have also been fined 75,000 euros (£65,000) by Uefa.

Thats a joke!

Yeah definitely gives the impression that's the worst punishment they're ever likely to hand out. Like, how bad does it have to get for them to actually impose an actual punishment :rolleyes:

I would've banned them from participating in the next EURO qualifying.

Same here!

England squad for the Montenegro and Kosvo matches:

 

Goalkeepers: Tom Heaton (Aston Villa), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley)

 

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Ben Chilwell (Leicester), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Danny Rose (Tottenham), John Stones (Manchester City), Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea), Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid)

 

Midfielders: Ross Barkley (Chelsea), Fabian Delph (Everton), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), James Maddison (Leicester City), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), Declan Rice (West Ham), Harry Winks (Tottenham)

 

Forwards: Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Callum Wilson (Bournemouth)

Raheem Sterling has been dropped from the England squad for Thursday‘s game against Montenegro after a bust-up with Joe Gomez.

 

Shame because I’m going to that match and would like to see the best team available and he’s been great in an England shirt during this qualifying campaign.

Apparently he tried to grab Joe Gomez by the neck in the canteen. He apologised hence why he hasn't been dropped for the Kosovo match. They clashed quite a bit in the match didn't they. Sterling lucky not to be axed altogether.

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So Gomez has a scratch on his face following the clash with Sterling.

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Oxlade-Chamberlain gets the opening goal, his first England goal since June 2017. Good to see him back on the team.

A bit too easy for the second goal there for England with the Kane header.

Now four up with half an hour gone.

This game is getting embarrassing.

Now four up with half an hour gone.

 

 

Well we expected a goal-fest tonight. :)

Elsewhere, France are 1-0 down at home to Moldova.

 

EDIT: They've just equalised.

Is it really worth watching this, its not as if England are been tested, 5-0 up already, and probably another 5 by the end of the match :lol:

Make that 5-0 to England, and Harry Kane has got a hat-trick. This could be either be embarrassing. Or maybe a similar game to the Kosovo one when England's defence frailties show up.

Having not scored a single goal in away competitive matches since September 2010 (26 games), Andorra have scored 2 goals in 30 minutes in Albania this evening