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The Bulgaria national football team

The Bulgaria national football team (Bulgarian: Български национален отбор по футбол, romanized: Balgarski natsionalen otbor po futbol) represents Bulgaria in men's international football and is administered by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home venue is the Vasil Levski Stadium in Sofia, and is currently managed by Yasen Petrov.

Bulgaria's best achievements are reaching the final at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the FIFA World Cup semi-finals in 1994. They have also competed at the Balkan Cup, winning three titles. However, Bulgaria has failed to qualify for any major tournament since UEFA Euro 2004.

History

Early history

The Bulgarian national football team was formed in 1922. In 1923, the Bulgarian Football Union was formed and the team's first match was held in Vienna on 21 May 1924, which resulted in a 6–0 defeat against Austria. Bulgaria also participated in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris a few days later.

Years of international wilderness

After being unable to compete in the 1930 World Cup, the Bulgarian side did not qualify for any major tournament for nearly 30 years, narrowly falling short of qualification on numerous occasions. The national team had gone on a streak of finishing 2nd or 3rd in their qualifying groups along with proceeding to the play-offs, but in the end, failing to qualify. Despite their qualifying problems, the national team did manage to defeat many elite teams during memorable international friendlies during those years. It also seemed as if the only tournaments they managed to qualify for were smaller tournaments, such as the Balkan Cup, which they won four times.

1960s and 1970s: Rising to prominence

Bulgaria qualified for the World Cup for the first time in its history in 1962 and followed that up with consecutive appearances in 1966, 1970 and 1974. The team, however, did not have much success and finished in third place in their g

This page also has a version in other languages :  Сборная Болгарии по футболу (russian)

The Bulgaria national football team

The Bulgaria national football team Last Matches

K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
18 Nov 19:45 19:45, 18 Nov fin
Bulgaria 3
1-0 1-1
Belarus 5
8-6
GS
1-0
1-1
15 Nov 19:45 19:45, 15 Nov fin
Luxembourg 3
0-1 0-1
Bulgaria 3
2-5
GS
0-1
0-1
15 Oct 18:45 18:45, 15 Oct fin
Northern Ireland 2
3-0 5-0
Bulgaria 2
4-5
GS
3-0
5-0
12 Oct 16:00 16:00, 12 Oct fin
Bulgaria 6
0-0 0-0
Luxembourg 5
4-0
GS
0-0
0-0
08 Sep 16:00 16:00, 08 Sep fin
Bulgaria 3
1-0 1-0
Northern Ireland 4
1-3
GS
1-0
1-0
05 Sep 18:45 18:45, 05 Sep fin
Belarus 1
0-0 0-0
Bulgaria 3 1
0-0
GS
0-0
0-0
08 Jun 13:00 13:00, 08 Jun fin
Slovenia
1-1 1-1
Bulgaria
FR
1-1
1-1
04 Jun 18:30 18:30, 04 Jun fin
Romania
0-0 0-0
Bulgaria
FR
0-0
0-0
25 Mar 16:00 16:00, 25 Mar fin
Azerbaijan 3
0-0 1-1
Bulgaria 3
FR
0-0
1-1
22 Mar 13:00 13:00, 22 Mar fin
Bulgaria
0-0 1-0
Tanzania 1
FR
0-0
1-0
19 Nov 14:00 14:00, 19 Nov fin
Serbia 1
1-0 2-2
Bulgaria 1
13-3
GS
1-0
2-2
16 Nov 17:00 17:00, 16 Nov fin
Bulgaria 3 1
1-1 2-2
Hungary 2 1
2-14
GS
1-1
2-2
17 Oct 16:00 16:00, 17 Oct fin
Albania 2
1-0 2-0
Bulgaria 3
FR
1-0
2-0
14 Oct 16:00 16:00, 14 Oct fin
Bulgaria 5 1
0-1 0-2
Lithuania 1
2-2
GS
0-1
0-2
10 Sep 16:00 16:00, 10 Sep fin
Montenegro 4 1
1-0 2-1
Bulgaria 1
5-2
GS
1-0
2-1
07 Sep 16:00 16:00, 07 Sep fin
Bulgaria
0-1 0-1
Iran
FR
0-1
0-1
20 Jun 18:45 18:45, 20 Jun fin
Bulgaria 3
0-0 1-1
Serbia 2
1-6
GS
0-0
1-1
17 Jun 13:00 13:00, 17 Jun fin
Lithuania 2 1
1-1 1-1
Bulgaria 1
0-0
GS
1-1
1-1
27 Mar 18:45 18:45, 27 Mar fin
Hungary
3-0 3-0
Bulgaria
0-0
GS
3-0
3-0
24 Mar 17:00 17:00, 24 Mar fin
Bulgaria
0-0 0-1
Montenegro 1
0-0
GS
0-0
0-1
20 Nov 14:00 14:00, 20 Nov fin
Luxembourg 1
0-0 0-0
Bulgaria
FR
0-0
0-0
16 Nov 18:00 18:00, 16 Nov fin
Cyprus
0-1 0-2
Bulgaria
FR
0-1
0-2
26 Sep 18:45 18:45, 26 Sep fin
North Macedonia 3 1
0-0 0-1
Bulgaria 5
7-6
GS
0-0
0-1
23 Sep 18:45 18:45, 23 Sep fin
Bulgaria
2-1 5-1
Gibraltar
3-1
GS
2-1
5-1
12 Jun 16:00 16:00, 12 Jun fin
Georgia 1
0-0 0-0
Bulgaria 2
9-2
GS
0-0
0-0
09 Jun 18:45 18:45, 09 Jun fin
Gibraltar 4
0-1 1-1
Bulgaria 3
0-0
GS
0-1
1-1
05 Jun 18:45 18:45, 05 Jun fin
Bulgaria 2
0-2 2-5
Georgia
0-0
GS
0-2
2-5
02 Jun 16:00 16:00, 02 Jun fin
Bulgaria 2
1-0 1-1
North Macedonia 2
0-0
GS
1-0
1-1
29 Mar 14:00 14:00, 29 Mar fin
Croatia 2 1
0-0 2-1
Bulgaria 2 1
FR
0-0
2-1
26 Mar 17:30 17:30, 26 Mar fin
Qatar
1-0 2-1
Bulgaria
FR
1-0
2-1
15 Nov 19:45 19:45, 15 Nov fin
Switzerland 2
0-0 4-0
Bulgaria 2
0-0
GS
0-0
4-0
11 Nov 17:30 17:30, 11 Nov fin
Ukraine
0-1 1-1
Bulgaria
FR
0-1
1-1
12 Oct 18:45 18:45, 12 Oct fin
Bulgaria 1
0-1 2-1
Northern Ireland 2
0-0
GS
0-1
2-1
09 Oct 13:00 13:00, 09 Oct fin
Lithuania 4
1-0 3-1
Bulgaria 3
0-0
GS
1-0
3-1
08 Sep 16:30 16:30, 08 Sep fin
Bulgaria
3-0 4-1
Georgia
FR
3-0
4-1
05 Sep 16:00 16:00, 05 Sep fin
Bulgaria 1 1
0-0 1-0
Lithuania 3
0-0
GS
0-0
1-0
02 Sep 18:45 18:45, 02 Sep fin
Italy 2
1-1 1-1
Bulgaria 2
0-0
GS
1-1
1-1
08 Jun 19:10 19:10, 08 Jun fin
France
1-0 3-0
Bulgaria 1
FR
1-0
3-0
05 Jun 15:00 15:00, 05 Jun fin
Russia
0-0 1-0
Bulgaria
FR
0-0
1-0
01 Jun 16:00 16:00, 01 Jun fin
Slovakia
1-1 1-1
Bulgaria
FR
1-1
1-1

Top Scorers
Player 22 Mar 25 Mar 04 Jun 08 Jun 05 Sep 08 Sep 12 Oct 15 Oct 15 Nov 18 Nov All SeasonGoals/Assists
Kiril Despodov 1/0 0/1 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 15/4
Spas Delev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 5/1
Todor Nedelev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 5/1
Ivelin Popov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 6/0
Radoslav Kirilov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/2
Atanas Iliev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/1
Marin Petkov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 2/1
Filip Krastev 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/2
Ivailo Chochev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/2
Iliyan Stefanov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/1
Dimitar Iliev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0
Bozhidar Kraev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0
Georgi Kostadinov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0
Aleksandar Kolev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/2
Georgi Yomov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Vasil Bozhikov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Ivaylo Chochev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Vasil Panayotov 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0
Andrian Kraev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0
Georgi Rusev 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0

Bad Boys
Player 22 Mar 25 Mar 04 Jun 08 Jun 05 Sep 08 Sep 12 Oct 15 Oct 15 Nov 18 Nov All SeasonRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Kiril Despodov - - - - - - - 0/1 0/1 - 1/9 10 0.1/0.9
Valentin Antov - 0/1 - - - - 0/1 - - - 1/8 9 0.1/0.9
Georgi Kostadinov - - - - - - 0/1 - - - 0/9 9 0.0/1.0
Ivelin Popov - - - - - - - - - - 0/6 6 0.0/1.0
Kristiyan Malinov - - - - - - - - - - 0/5 5 0.0/1.0
Georgi Milanov - - - - - - - - 0/1 0/1 0/4 4 0.0/1.0
Filip Krastev - - - - 1/1 - - 0/1 - - 1/3 4 0.3/0.8
Anton Nedyalkov - - - - - - - - - - 0/4 4 0.0/1.0
Simeon Slavchev - - - - - - - - - - 0/4 4 0.0/1.0
Fabian Nuernberger - - - - - 0/1 0/1 - - 0/1 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Aleksandar Kolev - - - - - 0/1 0/1 - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Alex Petkov - - - - 0/1 - 0/1 - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Marin Petkov - - - - - - - - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Ilia Gruev - - - - - - - - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Andrian Kraev - - - - - - - - - - 1/2 3 0.3/0.7
Petko Hristov - - - - - - - - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Vasil Bozhikov - - - - - - - - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Cicinho - - - - - - - - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Nikolay Bodurov - - - - - - - - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Strahil Popov - - - - - - - - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0

Referee Stats
referee 05 Sep 09 Oct 12 Oct 15 Nov 02 Jun 05 Jun 09 Jun 12 Jun 23 Sep 24 Mar All SeasonRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Aleksei Kulbakov - - 0/3 - - - - - - - 0/3 2 0.0/1.5
Aliyar Aghayev - - - - - - - - - 0/1 0/8 2 0.0/4.0
Andreas Ekberg - - - - - - - - - - 0/4 1 0.0/4.0
Antonio Mateu Lahoz - - - - - - - - - - 0/5 1 0.0/5.0
Benoit Bastien - - - 0/4 - - - - - - 0/4 1 0.0/4.0
Daniel Stefanski - - - - - - - - - - 1/7 1 1.0/7.0
Davide Massa - - - - - - - - - - 0/4 1 0.0/4.0
Dennis Higler - - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Donatas Rumšas - - - - - - - - - - 0/8 1 0.0/8.0
Erik Lambrechts - - - - - - - - - - 0/0 1 0.0/0.0
Espen Eskas - - - - - - - 0/3 - - 0/3 1 0.0/3.0
Fabio Maresca - - - - - 0/2 - - - - 0/2 1 0.0/2.0
Fabio Verissimo - - - - - - - - - - 0/3 1 0.0/3.0
Gediminas Mazeika - - - - - - - - - - 0/8 1 0.0/8.0
Huseyin Gocek - - - - - - - - - - 0/4 1 0.0/4.0
Igal Frid - - - - - - - - - - 0/6 1 0.0/6.0
Istvan Vad - - - - - - - - - - 0/5 1 0.0/5.0
Ivan Bebek - - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Jeremie Pignard - - - - 0/4 - - - - - 0/4 1 0.0/4.0
John Beaton 1/4 - - - - - - - - - 1/11 2 0.5/5.5
Lawrence Visser - - - - - - - - - - 0/4 1 0.0/4.0
Mads Kristoffer Kristoffersen - - - - - - - - - - 0/2 1 0.0/2.0
Marco Guida - - - - - - - - - - 0/3 1 0.0/3.0
Matej Jug - - - - - - - - - - 0/5 1 0.0/5.0
Mohammed Al Hakim - - - - - - - - - - 0/3 1 0.0/3.0
Nikola Dabanovic - - - - - - - - - - 0/2 1 0.0/2.0
Paolo Tagliavento - - - - - - - - - - 0/5 1 0.0/5.0
Pavel Orel - - - - - - - - 0/0 - 0/0 1 0.0/0.0
Petri Viljanen - - - - - - 0/7 - - - 0/7 1 0.0/7.0
Ruddy Buquet - - - - - - - - - - 0/6 1 0.0/6.0
Sebastian Coltescu - - - - - - - - - - 0/0 1 0.0/0.0
Serdar Gozubuyuk - - - - - - - - - - 0/4 1 0.0/4.0
Sergei Karasev - - - - - - - - - - 0/4 1 0.0/4.0
Slavko Vincic - - - - - - - - - - 0/5 1 0.0/5.0
Srdjan Jovanovic - - - - - - - - - - 0/5 1 0.0/5.0
Szymon Marciniak - - - - - - - - - - 0/2 1 0.0/2.0
Tamas Bognar - - - - - - - - - - 0/6 1 0.0/6.0
Tasos Sidiropoulos - - - - - - - - - - 0/7 2 0.0/3.5
Walter Altmann - - - - - - - - - - 0/0 1 0.0/0.0
William Collum - - - - - - - - - - 0/0 1 0.0/0.0
Yevhenii Aranovskyi - 0/7 - - - - - - - - 0/7 1 0.0/7.0

The Bulgaria national football team News

7 June 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: North Macedonia vs. Georgia - prediction, team news, lineups
North Macedonia and Georgia meet in Skopje on Thursday evening having enjoyed a strong start to their UEFA Nations League campaign.
7 June 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Gibraltar vs. Bulgaria - prediction, team news, lineups
Bulgaria square off against Gibraltar in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday evening knowing that only a win will do if they want to stay in the hunt for promotion from Group C4.
5 June 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Lithuania vs. Turkey - prediction, team news, lineups
On the back of contrasting starts to the UEFA Nations League campaign, Lithuania and Turkey will do battle on Tuesday in the second round of fixtures.
4 June 2022
talksport.com
From Euros glory to World Cup and Finalissima failure - Mancini's Italy future in doubt
First Italy were knocked out of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, then they lost the Finalissima against Argentina, and now manager Roberto Mancini may leave.
3 June 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Bulgaria vs. Georgia - prediction, team news, lineups
Georgia will be hoping to make it back-to-back wins at the beginning of their UEFA Nations League campaign when they travel to so Razgrad to face Bulgaria on Sunday evening.
3 June 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Gibraltar vs. North Macedonia - prediction, team news, lineups
Both seeking their first win of the new UEFA Nations League campaign, Gibraltar and Euro 2020 finalists North Macedonia meet at Victoria Stadium on Sunday.
2 June 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Lithuania vs. Luxembourg - prediction, team news, lineups
Lithuania will welcome Luxembourg to the LFF Stadium in Vilnius for the first fixture of their 2022-23 UEFA Nations League campaign on Saturday.
2 June 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Thursday's Nations League predictions including Spain vs. Portugal
Georgia vs. Gibraltar (Thursday, 5.00pm) Georgia will welcome Gibraltar to the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi for the first fixture of their 2022-23 UEFA Nations League campaign on Thursday. The hosts will be looking to claim their third successive victory on home soil, while the visitors are hoping to avoid a fifth successive defeat on the road.
1 June 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Croatia vs. Austria - prediction, team news, lineups
Croatia and Austria will begin their respective 2022-23 UEFA Nations League campaigns with a clash in Osijek on Friday night.
31 May 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Bulgaria vs. North Macedonia - prediction, team news, lineups
Bulgaria will welcome North Macedonia to the Ludogorets Arena in Razgrad for the first fixture of their 2022-23 UEFA Nations League campaign on Thursday.
9 May 2022
mirror.co.uk
Former Ajax star and DR Congo international Jody Lukoki passes away aged 29
Jody Lukoki came through the famed Ajax academy, making it all the way to the senior side, before playing for a number of clubs across Europe, most recently with FC Twente
12 April 2022
mirror.co.uk
Berbatov told his agent 'f**k off' when Man City tried to hijack Man Utd move
Berbatov joined Manchester United in the 2008 summer transfer window, but things could have turned out differently after Tottenham also accepted a bid from Manchester Coty Dimitar Berbatov has admitted he told his agent to 'f*** off' when he learnt Manchester City were trying to hijack his move to Manchester United
11 April 2022
mirror.co.uk
Paul Scholes joins four more Man Utd legends in signing up to face Liverpool
Champions League winner Paul Scholes is set to take part in a legends game between former Manchester United and Liverpool players, just nine years after retiring Scholes will be joined by former teammates including Dwight Yorke and Nicky Butt
29 March 2022
talksport.com
Bonucci fuming with 'absurd' World Cup qualifying format after Italy's shock defeat
Leonardo Bonucci has labelled the World Cup qualifying format as 'absurd' after Italy's surprise failure to make it to Qatar.
25 March 2022
mirror.co.uk
Gary Lineker makes clear Italy's "devastating fall" after World Cup failure
Italy were dumped out of World Cup qualifying by minnows North Macedonia on Thursday to seal a dramatic fall from grace having been crowned European champions last summer Gary Lineker gave his verdict on Italy's dramatic decline
23 March 2022
mirror.co.uk
Dimitar Berbatov names best and worst Man Utd trainer - "he p***** me off!"
Dimitar Berbatov shared a dressing room with many world class Manchester United players, but the former striker has revealed who he felt were the best and worse in training Berbatov revealed the United player who used to frustrate him the most
9 March 2022
mirror.co.uk
Nigeria's World Cup star Justice Christopher dies aged 40
Former Nigeria international Justice Christopher, who represented his country at the World Cup in 2002 and played against Sven-Goran Eriksson's England, has died aged 40 Justice Christopher has died aged 42
9 March 2022
mirror.co.uk
Dimitar Berbatov launches scathing attacks on Man Utd duo Rangnick and Maguire
Manchester United were smashed 4-1 by bitter rivals City in Sunday's Manchester Derby and former striker Dimitar Berbatov has launched scathing attacks on both Ralf Rangnick and Harry Maguire
1 March 2022
talksport.com
'People need to get off Ronaldo's back' says Man United legend Dimitar Berbatov
Dimitar Berbatov says Cristiano Ronaldo's current goal drought is 'allowed' and Ralf Rangnick 'should be dreaming' of boosting Manchester United's attack with Erling Haaland.
28 February 2022
mirror.co.uk
Ferguson's Man Utd hierarchy and four players who were given "special treatment"
Some managers are known to take a hard line, and in modern football, perhaps no one took a harder one than legendary Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson
23 February 2022
talksport.com
Agbonlahor recalls death threats from 1D fans that for flooring Tomlinson
Gabriel Agbonlahor will surely have made many enemies during his playing days, but it was after he hung up his boots where he became public enemy number one with one section of fans.
17 February 2022
talksport.com
'F*** off, Vida, it's mine' - Berbatov's brilliant commentary of his goal vs Chelsea
Manchester United goal hero Dimitar Berbatov recalled the moment he helped humiliate Chelsea at Old Trafford in 2009, as he hilariously commentated on his goal against the Blues.
12 January 2022
mirror.co.uk
Rashford told Cristiano Ronaldo advice can help him recapture Man Utd form
The England international has struggled in front of goal this term but has since been advised on how to recapture the kind of form that made him on the most potent marksmen for club and country

The Bulgaria national football team

captain
Georgi Kostadinov

Georgi Kostadinov

7 June 2022 sportsmole.co.uk North Macedonia and Georgia meet in Skopje on Thursday evening having enjoyed a strong start to their UEFA Nations League campaign. 7 June 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Bulgaria square off against Gibraltar in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday evening knowing that only a win will do if they want to stay in the hunt for promotion from Group C4. 5 June 2022 sportsmole.co.uk On the back of contrasting starts to the UEFA Nations League campaign, Lithuania and Turkey will do battle on Tuesday in the second round of fixtures. 4 June 2022 talksport.com First Italy were knocked out of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, then they lost the Finalissima against Argentina, and now manager Roberto Mancini may leave. 3 June 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Georgia will be hoping to make it back-to-back wins at the beginning of their UEFA Nations League campaign when they travel to so Razgrad to face Bulgaria on Sunday evening. 3 June 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Both seeking their first win of the new UEFA Nations League campaign, Gibraltar and Euro 2020 finalists North Macedonia meet at Victoria Stadium on Sunday. 2 June 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Lithuania will welcome Luxembourg to the LFF Stadium in Vilnius for the first fixture of their 2022-23 UEFA Nations League campaign on Saturday. 2 June 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Georgia vs. Gibraltar (Thursday, 5.00pm) Georgia will welcome Gibraltar to the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi for the first fixture of their 2022-23 UEFA Nations League campaign on Thursday. 1 June 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Croatia and Austria will begin their respective 2022-23 UEFA Nations League campaigns with a clash in Osijek on Friday night. 31 May 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Bulgaria will welcome North Macedonia to the Ludogorets Arena in Razgrad for the first fixture of their 2022-23 UEFA Nations League campaign on Thursday. 9 May 2022 mirror.co.uk Jody Lukoki came through the famed Ajax academy, making it all the way to the senior side, before playing for a number of clubs across Europe, most recently with FC Twente 12 April 2022 mirror.co.uk Berbatov joined Manchester United in the 2008 summer transfer window, but things could have turned out differently after Tottenham also accepted a bid from Manchester Coty Dimitar Berbatov has admitted he told his agent to 'f*** off' when he learnt Manchester City were trying to hijack his move to Manchester United 11 April 2022 mirror.co.uk Champions League winner Paul Scholes is set to take part in a legends game between former Manchester United and Liverpool players, just nine years after retiring Scholes will be joined by former teammates including Dwight Yorke and Nicky Butt 29 March 2022 talksport.com Leonardo Bonucci has labelled the World Cup qualifying format as 'absurd' after Italy's surprise failure to make it to Qatar. 25 March 2022 mirror.co.uk Italy were dumped out of World Cup qualifying by minnows North Macedonia on Thursday to seal a dramatic fall from grace having been crowned European champions last summer Gary Lineker gave his verdict on Italy's dramatic decline