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In a pivotal moment for Bulgarian football, the Bulgarian Football Union (BFS) convened an extraordinary congress at the Marinela Hotel in Sofia to elect a new president after the resignation of Borislav Mihaylov, who held the position for 18 years. The congress, which commenced at 10:30 a.m., saw the emergence of seven candidates vying for Mihaylov's former position.

The president of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) Borislav Mihailov submitted his resignation today.

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the BFU is held today. It started at the "Boyana" National Football Base at 1:00 p.m. and it is expected that a date will be set for holding an extraordinary Congress.

"We have worked hard with our fan community to have a pro-Western approach and sporting behavior with opponents, including respect and warm hospitality. We are an example in the Balkan region, with no excesses, nationalist or racist chants," said Eroll Salihu, secretary-general of the Kosovo Football Federation.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Tuesday ordered the Ministry of Sport to cut all ties with the Bulgarian Football Union, including state funding, until the president of the national football association, Borislav Mihaylov, resigns.

The Bulgarian Football Union will initiate a meeting between Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and the bosses of professional football clubs because of the pressure on the referees and the tensions surrounding the games in the First League lately, said Borislav Mihaylov.

Bulgaria will be represented by the specially created group "Equinox" in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

The song selected by the jury is called Bones, and the performers are Zhana Bergendorf, Vladimir Mihaylov, George Simeonov-Jay, Johnny Manuel and Trey Campbell. Composer of the song is Borislav Milanov.

Former Yugoslav general Borislav Djukic, accused of the attempted destruction of the Peruca dam in Croatia during wartime, complained that the court is refusing to hear 23 Serbian defence witnesses.

Bulgaria will have a record number of representatives in the committees of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

This became clear after the first meeting of the newly elected executive committee of UEFA in Prague, daily Dnevnik reports.

Bulgarian athlete has won a first prize in the Balkan Cycling Championship for the first time in a number of years now.

The 27 year old Nikolay Mihaylov managed to secure the gold medal after winning in the individual race in Bijeljina (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on a 23,8 kilometer route, featuring 7 dangerous turns on track.

The President of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFS) Borislav Mihaylov was reelected to the Executive Committee of UEFA on Tuesday.

Mihaylov was elected at the second round of voting during the XXXIX Ordinary UEFA Congress, which is taking place in Vienna.