England players were subjected to racial slurs during their 6-0 win over Bulgaria in the Euro qualifiers England bounced back from their first tournament qualifying defeat for 10 years with a 6-0 thrashing of toothless Bulgaria in a Euro 2020 Group A clash marred by racist incidents in the first half that stopped the game. The match at the Vasil Levski stadium was temporarily halted by the referee in the first half under a three-step UEFA protocol to tackle racist abuse. Gareth Southgate, with the referee informed and a public announcement made on two occasions. “The officials were onto everything very quickly,” said Southgate. “We reported everything very quickly when we heard things. “I explained to the players that if anything else did happen in the second half we would be coming off. We all saw the second half was calmer and that allowed our players to do their talking with the football.” Most of the Bulgaria players and coach Krasimir Balakov said they had not heard any abuse of the England team. “It’s a very delicate subject,” Balakov said. “I do not think there is a single person in Bulgaria who would say that racism is something pleasant. “But…