Todor Nedelev
Controversial Penalty Earns Bulgaria Draw Against Montenegro
Bulgaria midfielder Todor Nedelev scored a dubious late penalty to help them earn a 1-1 home draw in their opening Euro 2020 Group A qualifier against Montenegro on Friday, reports Euronews.
The penalty was awarded in the 82nd minute for a foul by Montenegro substitute Vladimir Jovovic on Stanislav Kostov but television replays showed the incident happened outside the penalty area.
Kiril Despodov Received the Prize for Bulgaria's No. 1 Footballer for the 2018th
CSKA footballer Kiril Despodov is the big winner of the poll for the number one player in Bulgaria in 2018. The attacking player of the "Reds" won in the serious competition of goalkeeper of Slavia Georgi Petkov who was second and Todor Nedelev from Botev "(Plovdiv), third.
Bulgaria's National Football Team will Face its First Test for 2018
The National Football Team starts 2018 today from 19:00 with friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Ludogorets Arena in Razgrad. The duel will start the new cycle for the "lions" who will try to fight for Euro 2020. The chances of a qualiffication for a big forum being for the first time since 2004 are serious because of the changed format of qualifications.
Ivelin Popov is the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year for 2017
The captain of the national football team, Ivelin Popov, was voted No. 1 in Bulgarian football in 2017. The striker of the Russian Spartak (Moscow) won the 57th edition of the "Football of the Year" poll, gathering 228 points in the 104- sports journalists from 48 media outlets.
After Years of Unsuccessful Matches Bulgaria Wins Against Sweden
The Bulgaria national football team has achieved a historic victory over its on of its biggest rivals in the last 25 years - Sweden. The Lions struck three times the Scandinavians in World Cup qualification for World Cup 2018 in Russia, winning 3:2, recording one of the sweetest victories for this century.