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Bulgaria to reduce top flight to 14 teams [May 21, 2012] Bulgaria's top-flight will be cut from 16 to 14 teams by the 2013/14 season in a bid to improve standards, the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) said on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Face Cyprus, Turkey in Football Friendlies [Mar 05, 2012] Bulgaria's national football team will play friendly games against Turkey and Cyprus ahead of its World Cup 2014 qualification campaign, the Bulgarian Football Union has announced. The game against Turkey will take place on May 29 at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Austria's Salzburg. As it has been already announced, the Bulgarians will face the Netherlands in another friendly at Amsterdam Arena ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Lokomotiv sign 18 players in survival bid [Feb 22, 2012] Struggling Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Sofia have signed 18 new players in a bid to stay in the domestic top flight, the Bulgarian Football Union said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria postpones league restart due to cold [Feb 15, 2012] Bulgaria's football federation is postponing the restart of the domestic league to next month because of the exceptionally cold weather in the Balkan country. The Bulgarian Football Union said Tuesday that the round of games initially scheduled to start on Feb. 24 has been pushed back to begin on March 20 because of heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria postpones league restart due to cold [Feb 14, 2012] Bulgaria's football federation is postponing the restart of the domestic league to next month because of the exceptionally cold weather in the Balkan country. The Bulgarian Football Union said Tuesday that the round of games initially scheduled to start on Feb. 24 has been pushed back to begin on March 20 because of heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Marinov Applies for Malta Job [Dec 27, 2011] Bulgarian football coach Atanas Marinov has declared his interest in the vacant Malta post, but will face fierce competition from the likes of Dusan Fitzel, Sammy Lee, Francesco Graziani and Jurgen Kohler. The new coach will succeed John Buttigieg, who was at the helm of Matla FA until last October. "I've coached in Malta for several years," Marinov told The Times from Bulgaria.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Stoichkov to Promote Great Wall Cars - Report [Dec 20, 2011] Bulgaria's most successful football player in history, Hristo Stoichkov, may be hired to promote the products of Chinese Great Wall Motor Co, it has been reported. Besides promoting the Chinese car manufacturer in Europe, the former Barcelona striker will also coach the Bulgarian football club of Litex Lovech, according to the Standart daily. Litex Lovech president Trifon Popov has refused to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Netherlands to play Bulgaria in friendly in May [Dec 09, 2011] Netherlands will play Bulgaria in a friendly on May 26 to tune up for the Euro 2012 finals in Poland and Ukraine, the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) announced on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Eye Hosting Euro 2020 [Dec 05, 2011] It is quite possible for Bulgaria and Romania to come up with a joint candidacy to host the European football championship in 2020, Bulgarian Football Union head Borislav Mihaylov has announced. There are no reasons for Bulgaria not to run for hosting Euro 2020, Mihaylov told the Bulgarian National Television on Monday. He believes that the Bulgarian state can meet all required conditions to co ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Face Italy in 1st World Cup 2014 Qualifier [Nov 29, 2011] Underdogs Bulgaria will kick off their World Cup 2014 qualifying campaign against Italy on September 7 2012, it has been made clear. The game against Italy in Sofia will mark the official debut of Bulgaria's new coach, former Atletico Madrid striker Lyuboslav Penev, who is the nephew of the most successful Bulgarian football manager in history, Dimitar Penev. Four days after their game with ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to appeal against UEFA fine for ?racist abuse? [Nov 20, 2011] SOFIA, Nov 20 ? The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has decided to appeal against the ?40,000 (RM170,800) fine imposed by UEFA on Friday for incidents in the Euro 2012 qualifier against England on September 2. The English FA complained of racist chanting by home fans during England?s 3-0 Group G win at the Vasil Levski stadium. Bulgaria supporters ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to appeal against UEFA fine for ?racist abuse? [Nov 20, 2011] SOFIA, Nov 20 ? The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has decided to appeal against the ?40,000 (RM170,800) fine imposed by UEFA on Friday for incidents in the Euro 2012 qualifier against England on September 2. The English FA complained of racist chanting by home fans during England?s 3-0 Group G win at the Vasil Levski stadium. Bulgaria supporters ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to appeal UEFA fine for 'racist abuse' [Nov 20, 2011] The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has decided to appeal against the 40,000 euro ($53,980) fine imposed by UEFA on Friday for incidents in the Euro 2012 qualifier against England on Sept. 2. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to appeal UEFA fine [Nov 19, 2011] The Bulgarian Football Union are to appeal against a [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria contest match punishment [Nov 19, 2011] The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) is to appeal against the [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria fined over fan behaviour [Nov 19, 2011] The Bulgarian Football Union have been fined [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria fined over fan behaviour at England game [Nov 18, 2011] The Bulgarian Football Union have been fined [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria fined over fan behaviour [Nov 18, 2011] The Bulgarian Football Union have been fined [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria - the Land of Alma Your Mater [Nov 18, 2011] A week ago, Bulgarian football legend Hristo Stoichkov was bestowed the title Doctor Honoris Causa of the "Paisiy Hilendarski" University in his native city of Plovdiv. The move raised quite a few eyebrows and prompted jokes along the following lines: "Alma Your Mater and Honoris Your Causa are the new greetings in Bulgaria's academic circles." ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Officially Name Penev as Matthaeus Successor - Report [Nov 02, 2011] Lyuboslav Penev, the nephew of Bulgaria's most successful manager in history, is expected to be presented on Wednesday as the coach, who will take over the national football team after it broke up with German legend Lothar Matthaeus. The former CSKA and Valencia striker, who has been a favorite for the post, has successfully negotiated the terms of his appointment with the Bulgarian Football ... [via YahooNews] More >>