Kiril Despodov has been selected Footballer of the Year of Bulgaria for 2021.
The Ludogorets forward wins the distinction for the second time in his career, vying against Martin Kamburov (Beroe) and Georgi Yomov (CSKA). Despodov earned 203 points, 156 points ahead of Kamburov and 72 ahead of Tomov at the 61st award ceremony, held online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Martin Kamburov, who broke Petar Zhekov’s record of 253 goals, received a special prize.
Simona Petkova from the Swiss club Young Boys wins the Female Footballer of the Year title, in competition with Evdokiya Popadinova from the Italian Napoli and Lilyana Kostova from the Polish Czarni Sosnowiec.
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Bulgaria's best young athletes for 2024 will be awarded today at a ceremony organised by the Viasport.bg website and Free Media Group Ltd. The ceremony will be attended by caretaker Minister of Youth and Sports Georgi Glushkov and Sofia Mayor Vassil..
Grigor Dimitrov's path to defending his Brisbane title seemed to clear after top seed Novak Djokovic withdrew . However, the Bulgarian's hopes were dashed in the semi-finals, as he retired with an injury while trailing 4-6, 4-4 against Czech Jiri..
After it became clear that the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation was on the verge of bankruptcy, DPS-New Beginning leader Delyan Peevski met with the..
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