London, Europe Brief News –With immediate effect, Alan Pardew stepped down from his roles as manager and technical director at CSKA after racial taunts were directed at the club’s black players.
After Stoycho Mladenov’s dismissal in April, Pardew took over as temporary manager. He joined CSKA in November 2020 as a technical director. Let’s review what circumstances led to Alan Pardew quitting CSKA Sofia.
CSKA Sofia’s Manager Alan Pardew Quits
In spite of losing the Bulgarian Cup final to bitter rivals Levski Sofia, the former Premier League manager, was intending to continue in command of the team next season.
CSKA supporters attacked the team’s black contingent with racial slurs when they came for one of their last league matches against Botev Plovdiv a week after the cup-final defeat by Botev.
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Even though they were pelted with bananas outside the stadium, the players originally refused to compete in the match.
1. CSKA Sofia Black Players Face Discrimination
The club’s first-ever black assistant coach Alex Dyer has also opted to resign due to the disgusting occurrence.
Chelsea manager Alan Pardew sent a message on CSKA’s website thanking the club’s “true CSKA supporters” and expressing gratitude for their support and enthusiasm. Grisha and Dani Ganchevi are to be commended for their efforts to advance the club in the face of such adversity.
As a member of and volunteer for this organization, it was an honour for us to participate. Events leading up to and after the match with Botev were unacceptable for Alex Dyer and the team. After the meeting, no one agreed to an interview since we were all shocked by how things had devolved.
2. Alan Pardew Quits
It was determined by the players that they would only participate because of their allegiance and to defend the team. In order to lead and represent the team, They did not want to lead and represent a tiny number of organized racists. For the sake of CSKA Moscow, this is not the best course of action. Pardew and Dyer were teammates at Crystal Palace and Charlton, respectively. Hence, the discrimination was unfair, and the uncertainty led Pardew to quit the team.
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Summary
Dyer has confessed to his family that he was nervous about joining his former teammate in the United States. The fact that I’m a black person means that I can’t simply travel to another nation and not know how I’m going to be treated. As someone clearly of African descent, I’m unsure of what to anticipate.
The hosts of a Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria were fined £65,000 and given a two-match stadium ban after England players were exposed to racist abuse against CSKA Sofia black players. Bulgaria has previously had a portion of the stadium closed because of racist behaviour during that match.
