Stilian Petrov’s son is running for a municipal councilor from Nigel Farage Party

Stilian Petrov, Jr., the son of the recorder in matches in the Bulgarian national football team, is entering politics. But this was met with sharp reactions from football fans because he chose the nationalist reformist party of Nigel Farage, one of the most vocal agitators for Brexit.

Petrov Sr. went from CSKA and became an international football star with the Scottish Celtic team (1999-2006), where he won 10 trophies, including four major League titles, before moving to Aston Villa for 6.5 million pounds.

In the coming years, the Bulgarian became a key figure in the team of Martin O’Neal, who fought to participate in European tournaments, and in 2009 was elected captain of the club – and enjoyed great popularity among fans.

Stilian Petrov is and The longtime captain of the national team, with which he participated in the finals of the European Championship in Portugal in 2004. In March 2012, at the age of 32, Petrov was diagnosed with acute leukemia, which eventually led to his withdrawal from professional football a year later.

Fortunately, Petrov – who has 185 Premier League matches for Villa and a total of 219 appearances – recovered completely and was warmly remembered at Villa Park, where it was introduced into the club’s glory.

Now, his son, also named Stilian, has put the family name in politics after Reform UK has announced that he will be their candidate for the Lapworth and West Kenilworth region at the Warwickshare Municipal Council in the local elections this year.

The election will be held on May 1 and if Stilian Jr. wins, it will be selected as a municipal councilor.

A social networking publication that Reform UK has announced its application, says:

« Meet Stilian Petrov, our candidate for Lapworth and West Kenilworth.

It is ready to improve the area by reducing the waste of funds, reducing local taxes and providing adequate funding for basic public services. « 

The publication was accompanied by a motivational video, in which Stilian, with a slight accent of West Midlands, talks about his goals: « I decided to run because I think it is time for the working class and the young people in this country to have a voice, » he says. “We all start from somewhere.

But you have to think quickly and act best according to the situation.

This is what will help me. I do not strive for a political career. I want to help people in this area, and one day – both throughout the country, and bring a real change. « 

Petrov shows his football skills in the video and He criticized both Labor and Conservatives And he explained why the voters should trust him.

« I believe in the policy of common sense. I believe we need to have lower taxes, more secure streets, an infrastructure that works for everyone instead of holes everywhere and people with cracked tires. We have to stop with the wasteful spending at both national and locally. The young camp’s address.

Stilian Sr. is currently actively engaged in the company, whose founder and director is, Player 4 Player, which works in sports management and coaching, and also runs the Stilian Petrov Foundation, which aims to help people affected by leukemia and cancer.

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However, his son’s entry into the Conservative country’s country’s policy in England seriously angered the Celtic fans, who are historically related to the left idea.

« Stan, talk to his son, he is not there! », « Stan, the T -shirt signed by you goes to the basket. Imagine just raising your child like that! » And « interesting, as the son of a famous footballer, what did you at all attract you to a party who wants to remove the inheritance tax? » are just some of the comments in X under the presentation of Stilian Petrov, Jr.