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

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

Prior to kickoff, both sides gathered at the centre circle, bowed their heads and paid respects to Arda club legend, Petko ...

FC Arda Kardzhali, the club that currently is fifth in the First Professional Football League standings, had observed a minute’s silence in memory of Petko Ganchev ahead of their league match against ...

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

A football club in Bulgaria has apologised after conducting a minute's silence for a former player who is still alive. As fans of the beautiful game will tell you, teams usually hold a minute's ...

"The management of PFC Arda would like to express a huge apology to the former Arda player Petko Ganchev and his relatives ...

Bulgarian club Arda Kardzhali held a minute’s silence for a former player—only to realise he was still alive! Here’s how the ...

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

The player later admitted that he was completely shocked to hear that his death had been announced by his former club live on TV.

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.

A Bulgarian first division team held a minute’s silence for a player… only to later discover he’s still alive. Arda Kardzhali ...