Bulgaria

SOFIA (Reuters) – Levski Sofia went top of the Bulgarian league on Saturday after Portuguese striker Joao Silva struck in the last minute to snatch a 2-1 win over bitter city rivals CSKA in a match preceded by fan violence. After the last-gasp victory ...

The 33-year-old announced his retirement from professional football on May 9, 2013, after a successful battle against acute leukaemia. The Bulgarian, whose illness has been in remission since August 2012, will study for his coaching badges while ...

A solid performer at the middle of the park, Petrov made 186 league appearances for Aston Villa and picked up over 100 caps while playing for Bulgaria. He hung up his boots to focus on his battle with leukaemia and got a standing send off from the fans ...

SOFIA: Bulgaria's Football Union (BFU) has suspended referee Nikolay Yordanov for his performance in Levski Sofia's 2-1 league win at Litex Lovech on Saturday. Yordanov, one of the country's leading officials, has been banned for an unspecified period, ...

I know what you're thinking - with everything pretty much done and dusted where am I going to go for my football-based excitement? Well, Bulgaria of course! The Bulgarian Cup final was certainly a lively affair, with 6 goals going in during normal time ...

LOVECH, Bulgaria (Reuters) – Beroe Stara Zagora won one of the most dramatic Bulgarian Cup finals on Wednesday with a 3-1 penalty shootout victory over favourites Levski Sofia after a thrilling match ended 3-3 after extra time. Levski staged a ...

... 2-2 draw in their final match of the season. The former Bulgaria international announced his retirement from the game earlier this month, having made his last appearance in March 2012 before he was diagnosed with acute leukemia and began treatment.

The 17-year-old Nikolov became the first foreign player to score a goal for Viitorul in the Romanian top division. Viitorul was only founded several years ago and this is their first year playing in the top flight of Romanian football. Video of the ...

"I wish to thank the fans of Aston Villa and the Villa chairman, Randy Lerner, chief executive Paul Faulkner and manager Paul Lambert, also the fans of Celtic, the Bulgarian fans and fans of football all over the world who have helped me through the ...

Bulgaria are voting for Ukers and Aberz – so no surprises there. Sucking up to the neighbours is a fav pastime here at EV. Almost as much ... Football is clearly a popular theme for EV. Ukraine are now in 2nd place. Malta fourth. Denmark steaming ahead ...