"Whoops."
That's Bulgarian for "sorry for holding a moment of silence to honor a deceased former player for the team because we found out he's still alive."
That's what one soccer team found itself saying after it held a minute of silence before a match last week to mourn a former player.
From CNN:
Before Arda Kardzhali's game against Levski Sofia in Bulgaria's First League on Sunday, both sets of players lined up near the center of the field to honor Arda's former player, Petko Ganchev.
But before the game had finished, Arda published a statement on Facebook apologizing to Ganchev saying they had 'received wrong information about his death.'
"Wrong information" meaning he wasn't. Dead, that is.
The club's statement went on to convey its regret for unnecessarily horrifying Ganchev's family, friends, fans, and the whole world by incorrectly announcing that he had passed.
'The management of PFC Arda would like to express a huge apology to the former Arda player Petko Ganchev and his relatives after the club received wrong information about his death,' the club wrote.
'We wish Petko Ganchev many more years of good health and to enjoy the success of Arda.'
Ganchev, whose wife was relieved to find out he wasn't dead, took the situation in stride.
'To bury you alive is very stressful. Truthfully, the situation was not pleasant, but at the end of the day, we have to be positive. Here, yesterday, when I heard the horrible news, I poured myself a small brandy,' Ganchev said with a smile.
The match between Arda and Levski Sofia ended in a 1-1 draw.
To be fair to CNN, sitting through a soccer match that ends in a tie can at least make people wish they were dead.
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