Alan Pardew - who only took over as manager of the first team in April - left CSKA Sofia with immediate effect over the racist abuse levelled at black players by a section of supporters
Former Premier League manager Alan Pardew has quit his new role at a Bulgarian club after its own fans threw bananas at its black players.
He first joined the club in November 2020 as technical director after a career spanning a number of big teams including Crystal Palace and Newcastle. But a week after the cup final, as the CSKA team arrived to play one of their remaining league matches against Botev Plovdiv, they were met by large numbers of angry fans outside the stadium.They initially refused to play in the game but were later persuaded to do so.
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