Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov quits national team



Bulgarian international and Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov said on May 13 2010 that he was quitting the national football team with immediate effect, confirming rampant speculation in Bulgarian-language media that he would do so.

"I feel tired at times and finished for the team. I know that there is a number of young players waiting to prove themselves as strikers and now they will have this chance," he said.

"I had decided that when I reach 30, I would review what I have achieved and if things were not going by plan, I would make room to younger players, said Berbatov, who is now 29.

He recalled all the unsuccessful attempts of the national side to qualify for a major football tournament. The last one and the only Berbatov appeared in was Euro 2004 in Portugal.

Berbatov said he had informed Bulgaria's national coach Stanimir Stoilov of his decision to quit the team. "I talked to him and wished him success and I am sure that the team has a good chance of succeeding with him in charge".

"I took this decision on my own, not under anyone else's influence. I started thinking about my future with the team a month ago," he said.

Answering a question whether he had informed Alex Ferguson, his manager at Manchester United, about quitting Bulgaria's team, Berbatov said that the news would reach Ferguson now.

"My goal is to remain with Manchester United, the best team in the world and to see out my contract with the club. I know I have the qualities to do so".

"I want to ask why every second question I get is about where I am going next year. I wonder why you (the media) are not wishing me luck for my next year with Manchester United but instead are asking me where I am going. By joining Manchester United, I have achieved everything I wanted," he said.

Pressure was also a factor that influenced his decision, Berbatov said, adding that now when he had a daughter, he did not want to "take the stress back home".

"Things have changed since I was 22. I know have a wife and a daughter and they are the most important thing to me.

"The national team will not end with me leaving because players have quit the team before and I don't see why my decision should be interpreted as abandoning the team and the country," he said.

"The reason to leave the team does not have to do with the criticisms I get for my play. I have a plan that I follow. A man should be able to say stop whenever he decides to do so," he said.
sofiaecho.com

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Grigor Dimitrov


Grigor Dimitrov lost the match against the world's number 8 Gilles Simon in the first round of the Marseille Tournament.
Second-seeded Gilles Simon came back from 5-2 down in the last set to beat Grigor Dimitrov 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of the Open 13 on Tuesday.

The Bulgarian was very near the success, after leading with 5:2 in the decisive third set and 30:0 points in the game, but eventually was defeated by the hosts' representative with 6:4, 3:6, 5:7.

The Bulgarian started the match in a very confident way and did not seem embarrassed by his rival's class.

Dimitrov, who won two junior grand slam titles last year, served for the match and was two points from victory over the 2007 champion.

"From the moment I broke back, I felt much better," Simon said. "That hurt him physically and mentally, and I won the next games quite easily."

He saved three break points at 5-4 to take the first set. The eighth-ranked Simon broke Dimitrov at 2-1 in the second set and held on to tie it at one set apiece.

"It was very tough," Simon said. "I played against a very solid opponent who's really strong behind the baseline. He showed that he has the level to compete against the very best."

Grigor leaves the tournament without any points for his active but the fact that he played an equal match against France's No. 1 and winning a set against a tennis player of the world's top 10 may be enough for his confidence for now.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Madonna in Bulgaria in 2009!


In 2009 Madonna's tour "Sticky &Sweet Tour" will include Bulgaria! The tour will also go through Bulgaria, Hungary, Russia, Romania and Serbia.
The specific dates will be published on http://www.madonna.com/, Live Nation, the superstar's producers announce.

On January 28 Madonna announced that she's coming back to Europe and will visit places she's never been to.

Several days later the Queen of Pop announced that Bulgaria is also among those countries. The tour starts in July 4 in London.

"This will be my first time", Madonna shares. "I've never made such a big tour before. I'm so excited to visit places totally unknown to me".

The "Sticky&Sweet" Tour is already a record breaking tour as the most successful tour of a solo-performer in the history of music. Madonna has earned $ 290 mln from this tour.

It is still unspecified who the Bulgarian promoter will be, but the opening act most probably will be Paul Oakenfold, as he supports Madonna in all her stadium concerts.

news.bg

Monday, August 18, 2008

Bulgaria's Neykova holds off Guerette, wins Rowing's first gold



(BEIJING, August 16) -- Rumyana Neykova of Bulgaria won gold in the Women's Single Sculls on the first day of medal races in Shunyi, finishing in 7:22.34 to hold off Michella Guerette of the United States by 0.44 seconds. Bronze went to Ekaterina Karsten of Belarus who finished in 7:23.98.

Neykova nearly beat pre-regatta favorite Ekaterina Karsten of Belarus in the semifinals, falling short by just 0.43 seconds. But the tables were turned in he final, as Neykova grabbed the narrow victory and handed Karsten her first defeat in the Single Sculls since 2005.

Miroslava Knapkova of the Czech Republic was in the lead for the first half of the race, but fell behind and finished in fifth. US rower Guerette in contrast was at the back of the pack for the first half of the race, but pushed into third at the 1500m and missed gold by a hair.


beijing2008.cn

Thursday, June 5, 2008

CSKA Gets Kicked out of UEFA Tournaments

FC CSKA, which won the Bulgarian championship title this year, will relegate to the third division and will be banned from participation in the UEFA Champions League. This punishment fell on the heads of the Red club yesterday at noon, as it was announced by officials from the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) - Krassin Krustev, Chairman of the BFU Licenses Committee, Nikolay Georgiev, Chairman of the BFU Appellate Licensing Committee and head of directorate with the Council of Ministers, and Borislav Popov, BFU Executive Director - at a press conference. The Reds will hardly get away with this unprecedented scandal in the history of the Bulgarian football.
In a desperate attempt to save face, the management of FC CSKA sent a heart-breaking letter to UEFA President Michel Platini, begging him for a delay by June 5 to settle the affairs of the club. In the letter they entreat him for the delay considering the Bulgaria's reality and the club's rich history and undeniable authority, but no reply was received until late last night.
The Standart was told that FC CSKA President Alexander Tomov and Emil Kostadinov, member of the FC CSKA Supervisory Board, had assured BFU President Borislav Mihaylov of that the club's debts would be paid by today, and in a few days the club would have a new owner.
CSKA, however, hardly believe that the letter will move Mr. Platini, but their chances to escape a relegation to the third division are fairer. To stay in the A group, they should settle all financial matters of the club and rely on the mercy of the BFU Executive Committee. The Committee may allow the Red to stay in the elite, but such a decision may compromise their authority before UEFA.
Tatyana Veleva
Ivaylo Yolchev
standartnews.com

Friday, March 7, 2008

Hands-on With Microsoft's IE8 Beta


Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 . Available via adownload page.This beta is aimed squarely at Web site developers, but onMicrosoft's IE8 blog, the company encourages anyone to try it out.
You might want to proceed with caution before tryin IE8, though. I forged ahead and installed the beta--and I experienced more browser crashes during my hands-on than ever before. Prior to installing the IE8 beta, I had Internet Explorer 7 happily running along.

Source: washingtonpost.com

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Friday, February 15, 2008

14 Февруари, ден на влюбените


Св. Валентин - уж христяни ама го празнуваме.А той католически празник :/
Излизам аз с Приятелката, някъде по ресторанти да се почерпим, от 17:00 часа сме излезли, и до 20:00 нищо не намерихме.Навсякъде беше резервирано всичко :) , за другият 14-ти ще знам, да си запазя места някъде!Та хапнахме по 1 парче пица и се прибрахме - пак доволни ;)

Като се замисля трябваше Трифон Зарезан да си празнувам :)

НАЗДРАВЕ!

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Оф я да го дам малко на български

к'во само пиша на английски... имам си пък и майчин език :)

ще цитирам едно стихотворение на Иван Вазов.

За Любовта не говори

За любовта не говори
и красотата не фали ми,
огънят йоще ме гори
и раните са нелечими.

Със самий ад се запознах,
изчерпах всичкото блаженство
и йощ отрано разумях,
че няма щастье, съвършенство.


Разбит съм вече... нямам страст!
За нови бури се не готва
и равнодушно гледам аз
къде да фърля вече котва.

here is the translation in english:

Of love please speak not

Of love please speak not
And forget all words on beauty
Because it still burns me a lot.
To heal sores is now my duty.

I have felt the pains of hell,
It has drained all my bliss.
Since long ago I could tell
That happiness is so amiss.

I am broken... I have no passion!
For no more tempests do I hanker,
And I consider in a listless fashion
Where to finally drop anchor.


that is from me today, good day!

хайде със здраве!


Wednesday, December 5, 2007

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