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There are guards, police and cameras, but this does not stop the vandals, complains Lokomotiv Plovdiv CEO Toma Tselev

03 December 2024Tuesday, 08:45 AM

Author: Mikhail Dimitrov

A 15-year-old fan has been arrested over a massacre in the new sanitary facilities of the Lokomotiv Stadium, and Juventus Plovdiv CEO Toma Tselev commented to Nova TV that this was likely retaliation for something that happened at the Botev Stadium. “It turned out that the fans of the two teams from the city below the hills are waging a toilet war, causing great damage and the municipality is paying the price for it.

After the derby in the guest restrooms, sinks and suspended ceiling panels were broken. There was a similar appearance in the summer at Hristo Botev Stadium, when the Yellow Blacks were the hosts, and they accused Lokomotiv fans of sabotage.

“At halftime they told us that things were broken. There are guards, police and cameras, but that doesn’t stop them,” Toma Tselev, CEO of Lokomotiv Plovdiv, said in an interview with the “Hello, Bulgaria” program.

Botev announced in a statement that they are ashamed of the acts of vandalism that occurred in the bathrooms at Lokomotiv Stadium. Obviously, among our fans there are those who behave like barbarians, as the club says, but they remember that in the summer their sanitary facilities at Hristo Botev Stadium were destroyed.

Ivan Zapriyanov, head of the “Youth Activities and Sports” department of the Plovdiv Municipality, noted that both stadiums are owned by the municipality.

“The situation is very unpleasant. Sports should unite us, not teach us about vandalism and violence. The municipality will pay for the repair,” he added, adding that harsher penalties should be imposed for such actions.

“A month ago, a group of ten young men attacked a person. This is not sport. Sport should teach us education and respect,” Zapriyanov stressed.

Broadcaster Victor Nikolaev commented that the message from what the municipal official said was that some people are broke and the municipality pays with public money. He wondered if it was possible for this to be done so that the damages would be covered by families who teach their children to spend.

“There will be an investigation and preliminary proceedings, after which the court will rule on who pays the costs.” It is possible to reach some kind of agreement so that they can cover the damages,” Ivan Zapriyanov replied.