Alan Pardew leaves CSKA Sofia after racism from their supporters

Alan Pardew had been with CSKA since November 2020, and their boss since April (Mark Kerton/PA).

Alan Pardew has left CSKA Sofia following the actions of a “group of organised racist fans” at a match last month.

According to reports, some of CSKA’s players were subjected to racist abuse and had bananas thrown at them by fans prior to the May 5 fixture at home against Botev Plovdiv.