Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) captain Dimitar Iliev was voted Bulgarian Footballer of the Year for 2019 in the annual awards organized by "Daks Media", the Bulgarian Football Union and the Bulgarian Association of Sports Journalists. The attacking midfielder won the first place with 216 points, leaving behind him Ludogorets left back Anton Nedyalkov and Slovan (Bratislava) skipper Vasil Bozhikov. The rest of the players voted in the Top 10 include former national team captain Ivelin Popov, last...

Football is a game equal for all, regardless of their race, gender or religion. This is the ultimate message behind the launch of the Bulgarian Football Union's “Scarf of Respect” — a fan scarf dedicated to the battle against inequality in sports. The product was unveiled with a photo shoot featuring Bulgarian national team captain Ivelin Popov, his teammates Marcelinho, Bozhidar Kraev, Kiril Despodov, Todor Nedelev and Simeon Slavchev and Bulgaria WU-19 goalkeeper...

Bulgaria head coach Georgi Dermendzhiev announced the final squad list for the upcoming games against Paraguay (Nov 14) and the Czech Republic (Nov 17) in Sofia. 16 players from the local First League were added to the 8 already announced call-ups. Here is the full squad: Goalkeepers: Nikolay Mihaylov (Levski), Plamen Iliev (Ludogorets), Georgi Georgiev (Slavia); Defenders: Strahil Popov (Kasimpasa), Vasil Bozhikov (Slovan Bratislava), Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski (FCSB), Anton Nedyalkov...