Bulgaria boss Krasimir Balakov has played down the racist abuse aimed at England players in Sofia on Monday night, claiming he didn't hear it.
England's Euro 2020 qualifying clash with Bulgaria was paused twice and an announcement was made to fans to stop the racist chanting or the match would be abandoned after players were subjected to monkey noises and Nazi salutes.
Balakov, who claimed before the match that there is a bigger racism problem in England than Bulgaria, spoke to the press following his side's 6-0 hammering.
He was asked to respond to the racist chanting that very nearly got the game abandoned after step one of UEFA's three-step protocol was triggered, and claimed he didn't hear anything.
He added: "If this is proven to be true, we have to be ashamed and apologise for this."
At the half time break Bulgaria captain Ivelin Popov was seen pleading with supporters to stop the racism.
Balakov claimed he had no idea that this happened, adding: "It is probably because the fans were unhappy with the way the team was performing."
The FA released the following statement after the contest.
"We can confirm that England players were subjected to abhorrent racist chanting while playing in the EURO 2020 qualifier against Bulgaria.
"This is unacceptable at any level of the game and our immediate focus is supporting the players and staff involved.
"As we are sadly aware, this is not the first time our players have been subjected to this level of abuse and there is no place for this kind of behaviour in society, let alone in football. We will be asking UEFA to investigate as a matter of urgency."
UEFA, meanwhile, announced it would not be making a statement on Monday.
