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Bojinov May Face Italy

Teenage Bulgarian hopeful Valeri Bojinov is likely to make his EURO 2004 debut against Italy. That would also be his first match as part of the Bulgarian national team.

Sports | June 20, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 816

French U-Turn against Bulgaria's Volleyball Team

France won 3-1 over Bulgaria's volleyball players in a return match, after suffering 0-3 the previous day. After France managed to take the lead in the first two games, apparently discouraged Bulgarians gave up the final score rather easily.

Sports | June 20, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 899

Triumph Rockets Czechs to EURO Quarterfinals

Two minutes before the final whistle blows, the Czech team scored their third goal against Netherlands, which qualified them for the quarterfinals of EURO 2004. The result of 3:2 made the Dutch progress at EURO 2004 unpredictable prior to their last roun

Sports | June 19, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 778

Dutch Take 1-2 Advantage

The Netherlands have preserved their lead up to the break after scoring twice inside 20 minutes through Wilfred Bouma and Ruud van Nistelrooij. The Czech and Dutch teams have shown an entertaining half of attacking football.

Sports | June 19, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 724

Latvia Draws Germany 0-0

Teams of Latvia and Germany came to 0-0 after a Group D play that was rather feeble. The draw is more a thorn in the German side, which had the higher percentage of ball possession, and nine shots on target.

Sports | June 19, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 803

Heavyweight Germans Vs. Latvia

A group D match between Latvia and Germany, the most successful team in the history of EURO 2004, kicked off Saturday evening. This is the two teams' first encounter since 1937.

Sports | June 19, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 628

Terror Threat over EURO 2004

Portuguese anti-terrorism combaters are searching for three suspected extremists, media said. The Arab men were spotted in Faro, where thousands of football fans gather to watch the games on a large screen.

Sports | June 19, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 607

Players-Journalists Tension in Portugal

Bulgaria's footballers in Portugal criticized journalists for speculations about rows inside the team. Captain Stilian Petrov, said he was "fed up" with apologizing about things that didn't actually happen.

Sports | June 19, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 760

Totti Spits on EUR 35 M

Sponsors of the Italian football team will suffer losses of 35 million euros because of the Totti scandal, media said. The player was chosen to be the face of Nike, Pepsi, Fiat and other companies.

Sports | June 19, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2243

Bulgaria: Danes Deserved to Win

The coach of Bulgaria's footballers admitted Danish superiority during Friday's 0-2 match. That was Bulgaria's second loss in EURO 2004, and it left the team with no chance of reaching the next round.

Sports | June 19, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 756

Bulgarian Volleyball Team Beats France

Bulgaria's national volleyball team reached a crushing 3-0 over France in a Pool B game of World League 2004. Friday's match was crucial for Bulgaria's team, because now the Bulgarians have a fair chance to emerge as leaders in the group.

Sports | June 19, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 609

Sweden Reaches 1-1 Draw with Italy

Sweden made a late charge to nick the equalizing goal for 1-1 against Italy in their second game of Group C at the Euro 2004. Zlatan Ibrahimovic's brilliant kick canceled out Italy's Antonio Cassano's first-half header to leave the score 1-1.

Sports | June 18, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 781

Italy Seeks Victory over Sweden

Italy and Sweden went into the interval after the Italians secured a lead of 1-0 in the first half. Now Sweden will have to start to keep possession if they are to get back into the game in the second half.

Sports | June 18, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 600

Bulgaria Out of Euro 2004

Bulgaria was crashed 2-0 by Denmark in the second game of the Euro 2004 Group C. That is the first win for the Danish team in the European tournament, sending the Bulgarians out of the tournament.

Sports | June 18, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2099

Bulgaria with One Player Less

The captain of the Bulgarian national football team Stilian Petrov left the filed after the referee showed him two yellow cards. The Bulgaria captain is sent off for dissent and things are looking very bleak for the Bulgarians now.

Sports | June 18, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 992

Denmark Secures Lead against Bulgaria

Danish footballers scored 1-0 in the first half time against Bulgaria. The two teams are standing against each other in a Group C EURO 2004 match.

Sports | June 18, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 624

Bulgaria's Euro 2004 Fate Determined in Braga

The teams of Bulgaria and Denmark began the highly anticipated match at the Braga stadium. Today's game is crucial for the Bulgarian footballers trashed 5-0 by Sweden in their Euro 2004 opening match.

Sports | June 18, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 926

Portuguese Team Eyes Bulgaria's Zdravkov

Zdravko Zdravkov, goalkeeper of Bulgaria's national football team, has been offered to join Portuguese Beira Mar. The team's management apparently give a high evaluation of Zdravkov's skills, despite Bulgaria's catastrophic EURO 2004 debut.

Sports | June 18, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1087

Bulgaria's Footballers on Coffee and Juice

Bulgaria's footballers in Portugal have been banned from drinking coke and any liquor, including beer, media reported. The only way for them to refresh was sipping on fruit juices and coffee.

Sports | June 18, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 782

Bulgaria's Petrov Sure to Play

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.

Sports | June 18, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 693

Bulgarian Coach Changes Defence Lineup

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.

Sports | June 18, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 730
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