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Stoichkov poses with dead animals on safari

The 1994 Ballon d'Or winner has sparked outrage after he was seen smiling in photographs alongside dead at-risk animals.

Bulgaria legend Hristo Stoichkov is facing widespread public outrage after pictures surfaced of him posing next to numerous dead endangered species in South Africa.

The former Barcelona attacker, 50, appears next to giraffes, crocodiles, zebras and several other at-risk creatures while on a big game hunt.

Photographs of his supposed killing spree also include an antelope, lynx, wild boar and buffalo.

Stoichkov, who ended his career with stints playing for the Chicago Fire and D.