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Pastures new?

Nick Iliev — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0200

Reports in British media have resumed speculating that the Manchester City and Bulgaria winger Martin Petrov is poised to leave the Eastlands en route to White Hart Lane.

Berbatov becomes Bulgaria's all-time goalscorer in 4-1 win over Malta

Nick Iliev — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:38:00 +0200

Berbatov's brace was his third in four matches against Malta and gave him 48 goals in 74 appearances for the national team.

Bulgaria take on Malta in football friendly, Berbatov one strike shy of record

Nick Iliev — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:12:00 +0200

Dimitar Berbatov is one goal shy of equalling Hristo Bonev's all-time record, set 30 years ago

New blow for Manchester City as Bulgarian winger Petrov suffers injury

Nick Iliev — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:28:00 +0200

The left winger sustained yet another injury to his knee, which will keep the player out for at least two weeks.

Enforced pit stop

Nick Iliev — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0200

Bulgaria harboured high aspirations to stage a Formula One race and permanently put the country on the international racing map.

Bulgaria's Premier League stars to sit out Shakhtar Donetsk friendly

Nick Iliev — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:50:00 +0200

Manchester United’s Dimitar Berbatov, Aston Villa skipper Stiliyan Petrov and Manchester City's Martin Petrov have all been sidelined with injuries

Manchester United fans vote Berbatov player of the month

Nick Iliev — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:38:00 +0200

The Bulgarian earned half of almost 3000 votes in the web poll, and was described as "instrumental" in United’s successes in October

Bulgaria will face UEFA Cup holders Shakhtar Donetsk in friendly

Nick Iliev — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:18:00 +0200

Aston Villa skipper Stiliyan Petrov has joined his Bulgarian teammates on November 11 in preparation for the clash with the UEFA Cup holders.

Bulgarian-led Trentino grabs volleyball club world title

Nick Iliev — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:09:00 +0200

Trentino, led by Bulgarian head coach Radostin Stoichev and playmaker Matei Kaziyski secures world title.

CSKA Sofia lose third match in Europa League

Nick Iliev — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:43:00 +0200

CSKA Sofia are bottom of Europa League group E with one point and their next match is against Fulham at Craven Cottage on December 3

Levski Sofia succumb to late Red Bull Salzburg winner

Nick Iliev — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:59:00 +0200

Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia are out of contention for the knockout stages of the Uefa Europa League.

UEFA Europa League: FC Basel v CSKA Sofia

Nick Iliev — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:35:00 +0200

Should CSKA register another defeat in the competition, and if concurrently, Fulham beat Roma away, the Bulgarian side will be out of contention for the further stages of the competition

UEFA Europa League: Levski Sofia take on Red Bull Salzburg

Nick Iliev — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:15:00 +0200

Levski Sofia are bottom of Group G with no points from three matches and a goal difference of 0-6

CSKA Sofia to return 'exiled' players

Nick Iliev — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:22:00 +0200

CSKA president: the players apologised sincerely for their actions and will be reinstated back into the first team.

Former international coach: quality of Bulgarian football possibly worst in Europe

Nick Iliev — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:29:00 +0200

Conditions in Bulgaria do not enable talented young players to develop their full potential, according to former national team coach Stoicho Mladenov

CSKA Sofia players sacked from first team following defeat

Nick Iliev — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:21:00 +0200

Nine CSKA Sofia first-team players barred from training over allegedly breaking curfew before 2-0 league defeat to Litex Lovech.

Levski Sofia: we are fighting for the title

Nick Iliev — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:08:00 +0200

Levski Sofia will face Lokomotiv Mezdra on October 31 at 7pm at Gerena Stadium in Sofia, while arch-rivals CSKA have an arduous away task at Litex Lovech on November 1

Empty coffers

Nick Iliev — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:59:00 +0200

Football requires financing and a lot of it, but in the Bulgarian top flight, the lack of funding is directly proportional to the poor quality of football.

CSKA Sofia swept aside by Minyor Pernik

Nick Iliev — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:00:00 +0200

Chernomorets takes the temporary lead in the Bulgarian league with 26 points, followed by CSKA with 25

Red Bull Salzburg defeat Levski Sofia 1-0

Nick Iliev — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:43:00 +0300

Red Bull Salzburg will travel to Bulgaria on November 5 to face Levski Sofia on home soil