On Tuesday, Levski Sofia unveiled new manager Ivaylo Petev in a press conference crashed by angry ultras who took the shirt off his back. It was a surreal incident that ended with Petev walking out of the room shirtless, but after having a night to sleep on it, he's decided to do the sensible thing and quit. From PA Sport: "I thought over things a lot, listened to the opinions of my family, ...Full Story »

Lokomotiv Sofia have sacked coach Emil Velev after a poor run of results and replaced him with Stefan Genov, the Bulgarian club said on Monday. The four-times champions have failed to win any of their opening three league games this season and are 12th in the table with one point. Velev guided Levski Sofia to the title in 2009 but was then sacked by three teams in just over two years. He was f...Full Story »

Bulgarian champions Ludogorets have appointed Stoycho Stoev as their coach, the Razgrad-based club said on Monday. The 50-year-old, who has coached five smaller Bulgarian clubs and the national juniors, replaces Ivaylo Petev who was sacked on Sunday after Ludogorets's surprise defeat in their opening game of the domestic league season. Ludogorets, who have won back-to-back league titles, lost ...Full Story »

Fifteen people have been held by police in connection with an attack on the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) headquarters on Saturday, the country's interior ministry said on Sunday. CSKA Sofia fans threw stones and fireworks at the BFU building in central Sofia, smashing windows and hitting a reporter who tried to take a photograph. "Fifteen people have been detained so far," the interior minis...Full Story »

New CSKA Sofia coach Hristo Stoichkov is determined to instil hard work and discipline and limit the use of mobile phones and social networking at his former club, he said on Wednesday. "I can promise the fans discipline," Stoichkov told reporters at the Bulgarska Armiya stadium where he was officially presented. "It'll be more difficult for the players during the week as they should give their...Full Story »