By: EFE
By: EFE
The doctor of the Bulgarian Ludogorets, Valentin Velikov , who as UEFA leader saved the life of Danish Christian Eriksen during the European Championship 2020 , suffered a thigh injury this Monday from a firecracker thrown from the stands during a game in the Bulgarian league, the club reported today.
In a statement, the Ludogorets of Razgrad condemned the “act of vandalism ”Of the rival’s fans, CSKA Sofia , in which two other club members were also injured, including forward Ilker Budinov.
Valentin Velikov was one of those most responsible for saving Eriksen’s life. He’s the Ludogorets doctor. Yesterday he was wounded in the thigh by a firecracker thrown by CSKA Sofia fans. A piece of concrete passed 10 cm from the face. Stupidity does not recognize borders. pic.twitter.com/1XtsxSrbev
— VarskySports (@VarskySports) December 21, 2021
“As a result of throwing firecrackers and sharp pieces of concrete against the Ludogorets bank, the three were injured and it is fortunate that the incident ended only with injuries without serious consequences for the health and life of the three of them, “says the club on its Facebook page.
” We believe that football stadiums are a place where fans should be to have fun, and not to try to maim and injure the opposing team and their technical team, ”added Ludogorets, who has been champion of Bulgaria uninterruptedly since 2011.
Velikov’s state , who resuscitated Eriksen with cardiopulmonary intervention collapsed sado during the game against Finland last June, it is not clear and the local media reveal, citing their own sources, that the doctor is currently healing at home after the impact received.
Following Ludogorets’ announcement, the Bulgarian Football Union announced that it will sanction CSKA to play its next match without an audience and a fine total of 40.800 cams (20. 400 euros) for the prohibited use of torches and pyrotechnics , the launching of firecrackers and other objects and by offensive and obscene chants from their fans.
The incidents led to the suspension of the match in Sofia for several minutes in the second half of the match that ended up winning the CSKA 1-0.
After the match, Ludogorets are still first in the table after 18 days of the Bulgarian first division, with 42 points, two more than CSKA.