Bulgaria's footballer Valeri Bojinov was named by the Times to be among the world's top ten young sports stars to raise in 2005.

Bojinov, developed in Serie A from the age of 13, made his debut in the Italian top flight at 15, the Times reported. By 17 he was the "Bulgarian Wayne Rooney". Now 18, he should no longer be borrowing anybody else's identity, the article reads on.

"Muscular and uninhibited, Bojinov was matching the admired Adriano for Italian league goals until early November, and that at Lecce, an unfashionable if enterprising club." The Times also says that Bpjionov is expected to move to another club real soon as Barcelona, Chelsea and Arsenal are among most prominent in the queue waiting for him.

The Bulgarian whiz kid is named along with other young hopefuls like the athlete Jo Ankier, tennis player Nicole Vaidisova, racing driver Lewis Hamilton, rugby league player Sean O'Loughlin, cricketer Alastair Cook, rower Andy Hodge, jockey PJ Brennan, golfer Steven O'Hara and rugby union player Mathew Tait.

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