“That is absolutely not true,” he said to Southgate.
“What difficult situation and circumstances? What are you talking about?
“It’s an exaggeration.”
England’s press officer attempted to calmly move the situation on by replying: “I appreciate your opinion but can we continue with the press conference otherwise we will end it now.”
Play was stopped twice in the first half because of the racist chanting (Image: GETTY)
But the Bulgarian journalist had one more quip.
“The game was so friendly,” he said.
The outrageous defiance is not only amongst the Bulgarian media, but also from their national team manager.
Krasimir Balakov denied hearing any of the disturbing noise coming from the home supporters.
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Nazi salutes were spotted in the home crowd (Image: GETTY)
"I personally did not hear the chanting you are most probably referring to," Balakov said. "I saw that the referee stopped the game.
"To be honest this has not happened to us before. The disciplinary measures by UEFA were not because of racist chanting but because of a banner from an organisation which is not forbidden by Bulgarian law.
"If this turns out to be true, we are truly sorry. The Bulgaria national team and the Bulgaria football union are working very hard and no one wants to see this.
"But let me tell you this really has never happened before in our games up until now."