CSKA sack six players after Europa League flop

Jul. 28 | SOFIA, France: CSKA Sofia, Bulgaria’s best-performing club in European competitions, have sacked six players after being thrown out of the Europa League in the second qualifying round, media reported Saturday. “Heads must roll!” CSKA...

CSKA thrash Lokomotiv to move level with leaders

Mar. 23 |  BUCHAREST (Reuters): CSKA Sofia thrashed city rivals Lokomotiv 4-0 on Thursday to move up to second place in the Bulgarian championship level on points with surprise leaders Ludogorets and Levski Sofia.  The top three all have 45 points from 19 matches...

Crowd favourite Mladenov returns to CSKA Sofia as coach

Mar. 5 | SOFIA (Reuters) : Former Bulgaria coach Stoycho Mladenov is to return for a third stint as coach of CSKA Sofia, the Bulgarian club said on Monday. “Mladenov is a coach who won the title in his previous spells at CSKA and we hope he’ll continue...

Top Bulgarian teams back delay of league restart

Feb. 12 | SOFIA (Reuters): Leading Bulgarian clubs want the resumption of the domestic soccer league to be postponed because they feel the recent spell of cold weather has left many pitches unsafe. “We’ll request the first round of matches to be postponed,”...

Three CSKA players banned over failed drug test

Jan. 31 | SOFIA: Three CSKA Sofia players have been suspended for three months after testing positive for a banned stimulant last year, the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) said in a statement on Tuesday. Midfielder Todor Yanchev, the 31-times Bulgarian champions’...