Stilian Petrov, the captain of Bulgaria's national football team, will play against Denmark tonight despite an aching knee. He had to miss Thursday's training session because of a past injury, which apparently hadn't gone away.
The coach of the Bulgarian football team is quite likely to make defence adjustment after the disastrous 0-5 to Sweden. Back Predrag Pajin, blamed for several fatal lapses on Monday, will probably miss tonight's match against Denmark.
The referee for the EURO 2004 match between Bulgaria and Denmark pledged to make decisions free from favoritism.
Bulgaria has taken ahead of EURO 2004 favorites England and France in the interim scores of a fantasy football game. Alongside with the real ties on Portugal's playgrounds, the official website of Euro2004.
With a free kick whip France's star Zinedine Zidane assisted to Croatian defender Igor Tudor for the first EURO 2004's own goal at Leiria's Dr. Magalh?es Pessoa Stadium.
Hollywood poured onto the streets on Thursday to welcome the Olympic flame, with movie stars Sylvester Stallone and Tom Cruise taking over the Los Angeles leg of the torch relay. Boxing movie star Stallone was the first to carry the torch after it arrive
The final whistle went with England 3-0 winners thanks to two strikes from young forward Wayne Rooney and one from Gerrard.
England's crunch Euro 2004 clash against Switzerland has begun in Portugal with a goal by Rooney in the middle of halftime. To have a realistic chance of qualification to the second round England need to win the game or at least end in a draw tie.
Bulgaria's sports minister criticized British referee mike Riley for ill judgments during the match against Sweden. Bulgaria lost the game 0-5.
Bulgaria will play for pride against Denmark on both teams' second round on Friday, striker Dimitar Berbatov told AFP. He said his playmates are determined to prove that the team was far from doomed to go off board of EURO 2004.
Italian footballer Francesco Totti was banned from playing in the national team's three upcoming matches in Portugal. The ban was issued by UEFA after Totti was seen spitting at Dane Christian Poulsen.
Some of the players at Bulgaria's national football team have been complaining about prolonged training. Local press cited the players as saying that overstrain before the EURO 2004 matches makes them feel tired.
Denmark's team practiced new tactics at a closed training session ahead of Friday's game with Bulgaria in Braga.
With both teams having everything to lose at EURO 2004's second round, Portugal proved its class against Georgi Yartsev's Russian team on Wednesday night. The hosts have relaxed at last as Ronaldo crossed with the outside of his right foot for the onrush
A dreamful start has dawned on Portuguese team in Lisbon after the hosts scored their first goal against Russia only seven minutes from the whistle. Maniche was the early goal maker that burst Portuguese crowd into exaltation.
Greece made up with Spanish team's lead at the first halftime, when striker Charisteas was put in a goal after excellent crossfield pass from the right. Greek striker produced a goal out of nothing controlling the ball on his chest than struck first time
Greece are looking to complete an unlikely double over Iberian opposition as they face Spain in their second Group A game five days after upsetting host nation Portugal. Seen as Championship outsiders Portugal.
Two of Bulgaria's footballers suffered injuries in Monday's match against Sweden. The team dramatically lost 0-5 its EURO 2004 debut.
The players are feeling devastated after losing 0-5 to Sweden, the coach of the national team said in Portugal. Plamen Markov hinted that reaching the quarterfinals was almost impossible after Monday's match.
A fantastic equaliser from Van Nistelrooij has revival Dutch chances to go nearer to victory.
The Olympic flame that burned over Mexico City during the tumultuous 1968 Games was returned for a more peaceful tour of the city on Tuesday. The flame - carried in an unimpressive lantern - arrived early Tuesday from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, aboard a Boe
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