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Bulgaria's international midfielder Ivailo Yordanov from Sporting Lisbon was voted Bulgaria's Footballer of the Year on Monday. The 30-year-old player has played 42 matches and scored three goals for the national team. Yordanov fought his way back into the Bulgarian team and played at the World Cup finals in France after being diagnosed as suffering from multiple sclerosis last year.

Ivailo Jordanov and hid daughter Maria celebrate in Sofia

23 Dec 1998, Csablanca: Morocco - Bulgaria 4:1 (2:0) The Bulgarian squad: Goalkeepers: Dimiter Ivankov (Levski Sofia), Georgi Petkov (Slavia Sofia$ Defenders: Zlatomir Zagorchich (Litex Lovetch), Valentin Naidenov (CSKA $ Malin Orachev (Neftohimik Burgas), Gosho Gintchev (Antaliyaspor, Turkey), Rosen Kirilov (Adanaspor, Turkey). Midfields: Stilijan Petkov (CSKA Sofia), ILijan Stojanov (Levski Kjusten$ Vladimir Jonkov (Levski Sofia), Ilija Gruev (Neftohimik Burgas), Ilijan Iliev (AEK, Greece), Daniel Borimirov (Munchen 1860, Germany), Zlatko Jankov (-) Forwards: Hristo Stoitchkov (Kashiwa Reysol, Japan, cap.), Hristo Jovov (Munchen 1860, Germany), Marian Hristov (FCK, Germany), Georgi Batchev (Slavia Sofia).

ZINEDINE ZIDANE IS NAMED EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR 1998!

BulgarianHristo Stoitchkov is the only 1994 national squad player besides Jankov and Borimirovto take part in the tomorrow's (i.e., Wednesday's) friendly against Morocco in Casablanca.

The draw for the the quater-finals of the Cup of Bulgaria Ford Moto-Pfoe will take place at the end of January. Quater-finalists are: Lokomotiv (Sofia), Slavia (Sofia), CSKA (Sofia), Pirin (Blagoevgrad), Spartak (Varna), Levski (Kjustendil), Minjor (Pernik) and Litex (Lovetch). Quater-finals are to be played in the spring of the next year.

Bulgarian Marian Hristov: from Duisburg - FCK 3:1.

Boictho Velichkov (L) from Spartak (Varna) kicks the ball as Kiril Penev (R) from Shumen tries to block him during their Bulgarian National Cup soccer match in the Black Sea port of Varna on December 9. Spartak (Varna) won by 6:0.

Rumen Hristov (L) from CSKA Sofia twists past Janek Kuchukov (R) of Minior (Pernik) during their Bulgarian league soccer match in Sofia December 5. CSKA won 2:0. Check all the scores in the Bulgarian A PFG.

Bulgarian A PFG Round 15: Martin Petrov (R) from CSKA Sofia screams in pain as he is tripped up by Janek Kuchukov (C) and Liudmil Georgiev (L) from Minior-Pernik during their Bulgarian national championship soccer match in Sofia on December 5.

December news, November news.

October news, More October news, Yet more October news.

September news, August news, July news and June news.

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.), Reuters and AP.

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