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Batkov is generally infamous within Levski Sofia fans, who believe that he does not have the club's best interests at heart, but some Levski factions like Sofia West tend to be supportive of him. On 30 March 2006, Batkov caused controversy when in the post-match interview following [[Levski Sofia]]'s 1:3 home defeat against [[Germany|German]] side [[FC Schalke 04]], he summed up [[English people|English]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]] [[Mike Riley (referee)|Mike Riley]]'s performance as follows: "This British [[homosexual]] broke the game!" ([[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: "Този британски педераст развали мача!"), referring to what he perceived as Riley's controversial [[Penalty_card#Red_card|dismissal]] of [[Levski Sofia]] midfielder [[Cédric Bardon]] for a second [[Penalty_card#Yellow_card|yellow card]] in the 35th minute of the game.<ref>[http://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2006/04/02/238798_levski_v_skandal_s_uefa/ Dnevnik bg<!-- "Левски в скандал с УЕФА-->]</ref> |
Batkov is generally infamous within Levski Sofia fans, who believe that he does not have the club's best interests at heart, but some Levski factions like Sofia West tend to be supportive of him. On 30 March 2006, Batkov caused controversy when in the post-match interview following [[Levski Sofia]]'s 1:3 home defeat against [[Germany|German]] side [[FC Schalke 04]], he summed up [[English people|English]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]] [[Mike Riley (referee)|Mike Riley]]'s performance as follows: "This British [[homosexual]] broke the game!" ([[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: "Този британски педераст развали мача!"), referring to what he perceived as Riley's controversial [[Penalty_card#Red_card|dismissal]] of [[Levski Sofia]] midfielder [[Cédric Bardon]] for a second [[Penalty_card#Yellow_card|yellow card]] in the 35th minute of the game.<ref>[http://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2006/04/02/238798_levski_v_skandal_s_uefa/ Dnevnik bg<!-- "Левски в скандал с УЕФА-->]</ref> |
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Batkov was subsequently fined 5000 [[Swiss frank]]s and banned from attending the next 2 Levski games in any [[UEFA]] tournaments.<ref>{{cite news|title=УЕФА пожали Батков, но наказа "Левски|url=http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?id=8475&com_page=1| publisher = Sportal Bg| date = 2006-03-26| accessdate = 2009-06-24}}</ref> In August 2008, some of his remarks in relation to the identity of the [[BATE Borisov]] football team as well as the country of [[Belarus]] attracted criticism among the press and a number of politicians in the former Soviet state.<ref>{{cite news|title=Made in BG; това, което се случи в "Левски" след загубата от БАТЕ, е огледало на българския обществен парадокс|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/comment/id_936445102| publisher = topsport.bg| date = 2008-08-20| accessdate = 2013-08-05}}</ref><ref>[http://pbnf.org/index.php?index=2&id=3174 Петка Ганчаў Лявону Баршчэўскаму: «Нашыя народы заўсёды сябравалі»]</ref> Bulgarian football fans sometimes call him Borat because of his similarity to the film character. |
Batkov was subsequently fined 5000 [[Swiss frank]]s and banned from attending the next 2 Levski games in any [[UEFA]] tournaments.<ref>{{cite news|title=УЕФА пожали Батков, но наказа "Левски|url=http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?id=8475&com_page=1| publisher = Sportal Bg| date = 2006-03-26| accessdate = 2009-06-24}}</ref> In August 2008, some of his remarks in relation to the identity of the [[BATE Borisov]] football team as well as the country of [[Belarus]] attracted criticism among the press and a number of politicians in the former Soviet state.<ref>{{cite news|title=Made in BG; това, което се случи в "Левски" след загубата от БАТЕ, е огледало на българския обществен парадокс|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/comment/id_936445102| publisher = topsport.bg| date = 2008-08-20| accessdate = 2013-08-05}}</ref><ref>[http://pbnf.org/index.php?index=2&id=3174 Петка Ганчаў Лявону Баршчэўскаму: «Нашыя народы заўсёды сябравалі»]</ref> Bulgarian football fans sometimes call him Borat because of his similarity to the film character. |
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On 17 October 2008, Batkov was awarded the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Bulgaria|Order of Stara Planina]] (1st class) by then [[president of Bulgaria|president]] [[Georgi Parvanov]] for his contributions to the preservation of Bulgarian [[culture of Bulgaria|cultural heritage]] and the enhancement of the reputation of [[sport in Bulgaria|Bulgarian sport]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Първанов връчи орден "Стара планина" на Тодор Батков, босът на "Левски" с принос за издигане авторитета на българския спорт |url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_15578503| publisher = topsport.bg| date = 2008-10-17| accessdate = 2013-10-09}}</ref> |
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Todor Batkov (Bulgarian: Тодор Батков) (born 17 October 1958 in Smolyan) is president of the Bulgarian football club Levski (Sofia).
Since June 1991, Batkov has been a managing partner of the “Batkov, Stoev, Botev and Co.” Lawyer’s House. He is a member of the College of Barristers, the International Lawyer’s League and the Supervising Council of MobilTel Ltd. Batkov is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Standard News Ltd – publisher of the “Standart” Newspaper.
Batkov is generally infamous within Levski Sofia fans, who believe that he does not have the club's best interests at heart, but some Levski factions like Sofia West tend to be supportive of him. On 30 March 2006, Batkov caused controversy when in the post-match interview following Levski Sofia's 1:3 home defeat against German side FC Schalke 04, he summed up English referee Mike Riley's performance as follows: "This British homosexual broke the game!" (Bulgarian: "Този британски педераст развали мача!"), referring to what he perceived as Riley's controversial dismissal of Levski Sofia midfielder Cédric Bardon for a second yellow card in the 35th minute of the game.[1] Batkov was subsequently fined 5000 Swiss franks and banned from attending the next 2 Levski games in any UEFA tournaments.[2] In August 2008, some of his remarks in relation to the identity of the BATE Borisov football team as well as the country of Belarus attracted criticism among the press and a number of politicians in the former Soviet state.[3][4] Bulgarian football fans sometimes call him Borat because of his similarity to the film character.
On 17 October 2008, Batkov was awarded the Order of Stara Planina (1st class) by then president Georgi Parvanov for his contributions to the preservation of Bulgarian cultural heritage and the enhancement of the reputation of Bulgarian sport.[5]
References
- ^ Dnevnik bg
- ^ "УЕФА пожали Батков, но наказа "Левски". Sportal Bg. 2006-03-26. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ "Made in BG; това, което се случи в "Левски" след загубата от БАТЕ, е огледало на българския обществен парадокс". topsport.bg. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
- ^ Петка Ганчаў Лявону Баршчэўскаму: «Нашыя народы заўсёды сябравалі»
- ^ "Първанов връчи орден "Стара планина" на Тодор Батков, босът на "Левски" с принос за издигане авторитета на българския спорт". topsport.bg. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
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