Bulgarian club mistakenly honors alive player pre-match

Ireland's football team is in Bulgaria for an important match on Thursday. They will play against Bulgaria in a two-legged playoff to keep their spot in League B. This game comes after Ireland's tough 5-0 defeat to England a few months ago. Recently, a strange event occurred in Bulgaria before a different match. The club Arda Kardzhali held a minute of silence for Petko Ganchev, a former player. The unusual part is that Ganchev is not dead. Both teams stood together in the center of the field to honor him. After the silence, Arda Kardzhali took to social media to apologize. They said they had received wrong information about Ganchev's status. The club's statement expressed their regret and wished him many more years of health. They also hoped Ganchev would enjoy the team's future successes.