Association football

"I am only addressing my compatriots, because as always, all of us in this hall, regardless of the power, positions and posts temporarily given to us, must be, above all, only one thing - Bulgarians". This was stated by the leader of the "Vazrazhdane" (Revival) party Kostadin Kostadinov from the rostrum of the new parliament.

"BDZ - Passenger Transport" Ltd. will provide over 12,700 additional seats for the upcoming Easter holidays, announced the railway carrier. For this purpose, additional wagons will be added to the trains that travel along the main routes in Bulgaria. In this way, Bulgarian Railways (BDZ) strives to ensure the comfortable movement of its customers during the holidays.

There has been an uncontrolled urbanization in Istanbul's Esenyurt district, Mayor Kemal Deniz Bozkurt has said.

The mayor gave information about the works carried out in Esenyurt district against the possible Istanbul earthquake, one of the most high-risk places where the eyes are turned after the quakes centered in Kahramanmaraş.

As if Greek soccer did not have enough problems of its own, it suffered on Sunday an imported scandal, as a Polish referee hired to officiate a Super League game was involved in a tussle with Greek passengers, after allegedly getting drunk during his flight to Athens, although he claims he was sober and was attacked himself.

The Executive Committee of the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) has announced that the final of the 2022-23 Greek Cup will take place on May 20 in Cyprus, one day before the national elections, accepting the proposal of its president, Panagiotis Baltakos.

Jose Miguel Gonzalez resigned as coach of Olympiakos on Monday following a draw in the second round of the Greek playoffs. The former Real Madrid midfielder and Spain international known as Michel ended his second spell as manager of the Piraeus club after drawing with Aris 2-2 on Sunday.

The club named French assistant Jose Anigo as interim coach.

Ten-man Beşiktaş came from one goal behind to beat Fenerbahçe 4-2 in an Istanbul derby on April 2 night to cut the gap with its rival in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Fenerbahçe made a good start to the game, and Enner Valencia put the home side in the lead by successfully converting a penalty shot in the 41st minute.

A test of the National System for Early Warning and Notification of the Population will be carried out in several locations today (April 3), including Sofia, Varna, Plovdiv, Burgas, Stara Zagora, Pleven, Vratsa, Ruse, Kardzhali, Smolyan, Pazardzhik, as well as in the settlements included in the integrated local notification systems, including in the area around the Kozloduy NPP.

In what promises to be a thrilling encounter, two of Türkiye's football giants, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş, are set to lock horns on April 2 in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Fenerbahçe is currently in second place in the league, while Beşiktaş is in third place, trailing its city rival by five points. Therefore, the match will be crucial for both teams' title hopes.

BELGRADE - Israeli football coach Barak Bakhar will take over at Red Star Belgrade in the summer to lead the Serbian club in the UEFA Champions League next season, Tanjug learns.

With his current club, Maccabi Haifa, Bakhar defeated Red Star in the Champions League play-offs in August.