Latest Photo 
from Bulgaria
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Bulgaria's Hristo Stoitchkov (C) signs an autograph
for a boy shortly after the Bulgarian team arrived at
the Parc Du Coudray, some 40km south of Paris, June 7.
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Bulgaria's defender Trifon Ivanov (C) gives an autograth to a boy, as the
striker Emil Kostadinov (L) walks past shortly after the
Bulgarian soccer team arrived at the Parc Du
Coudray, some 40 south of Paris, June 7.
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Bulgarian Emil Kostadinov (l) is pushed off the ball by Algerian Mounir
Zeghdoud (R) during their frendly match in Sofia, June 5.
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Bulgarian national soccer team members pose for photographers prior to a
friendly match against Algeria in Sofia June 5.
(First row L-R) Radostin
Kishishev, Krasimir Balakov, Hristo Stoichkov, Ilian Iliev and Emil
Kostadinov, (Second row L-R) Trifon Ivanov, Zdravko Zdravkov, Ivailo
Petkov, Zlatko Yankov, Stoicho Stoilov and Ivailo Yordanov.
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| Bulgarian soccer player Hristo Stoitchkov and
Krassimir Balakov play with a football during practice of the Bulgarian
national soccer team in Sofia June 3. Ilian Simeonov's picture (the last one
on the right) is thanks to Boyan Raichev!
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French Sports Minister Marie-George Buffet, FIFA General Secretary
Joao Havelange, Paris Mayor Jean Tiberi, and France 98 organising committee
co-president Michel Platini inaugurate the World Cup Press Centre June 2.
Some 13,000 journalists and camera crew are in France to cover the June
10-July 12 tournament.
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Ilian Iliev scored two goals against FCK. Photo thanks to Kaloian Milkoff!
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Bulgaria's Zlatko Jankov (R) duels in the air for
the ball with Kaiserslautern's player Oliver Schaefer during a friendly
soccer match in Homburg June 1.
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Bulgaria's Krassimir Balakov (L) fights for the
ball against Germany's first division's champion Gabor Halmei of
Kaiserslautern during a friendly soccer match in Homburg June 1.
Bulgaria beat German champions Kaiserslautern 4-0 in a low-key World Cup
warmup on Monday. Two goals by midfielder Ilian Iliev sandwiched between
an Oliver Schaefer own goal gave the Bulgarians a comfortable lead before
Emil Kostadinov completed the scoring late in the game. Iliev's goals came
in the 26th and 52nd minutes. Schaefer put the ball into his own net in the
35th minute and former Bayern Munich striker Kostadinov scored eight minutes
from time. Bulgaria, World Cup semifinalists in
1994, looked well short of their best against Kaiserslautern. The Bundesliga
champions fielded only four of their first team players for the friendly
watched by a crowd of 4,000. Bulgaria will play
against Algeria another soccer match (this Friday, June 5) before the team
gets to the World Cup Finals in France. The Bulgarians will play in Group D
along with Paraguay, Nigeria and Spain.
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Bulgarian's national soccer team coach Hzisto Bonev smokes a cigarette
during a match between the Bulgarian national team and Germany's first
division's champion Kaiserslautern in Homburg June 1.
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Bulgarian's national soccer team coach Hzisto Bonev gestures during a match
between the Bulgarian national team and Germany's first division's champion
Kaiserslautern in Homburg June 1.
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May news #3, May news #2, May news #1,
April news #2 and April news #1.
March news #4, March news #3,
March news #2 and March news #1.
January & February news; November and December news.
Old news: October news and yet more October (A), October (B) and October (C) news.
Older news: [May 1997], [June-July 1997], [August 1997], [September 1997].
Bulgarian Football News from
Meridian Match.
Acknowledgement: Most of the infomation (along with the pictures) is from the
Bulgarian Press (Meridian Match, 24 hours, etc.).
