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Late equaliser keeps Ludogorets Europa League hopes alive

November 27, 2014November 28, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad drew 2-2 against Liverpoool in their Uefa Champions League match in Sofia on November 26, keeping

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Sofia police planning tight security ahead of Liverpool – Ludogorets match

November 25, 2014November 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Police in the Bulgarian capital Sofia will be closely monitoring football fans in the city for the Liverpool – Ludogorets

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Bulgaria’s Pulev says Klitschko camp sued over doping hints

November 25, 2014November 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian boxer Koubrat Pulev showed no sign of burying the hatchet and once again accused heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko of

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Bulgaria fires national football team coach Penev

November 20, 2014November 20, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria Football Union (BFU) executive committee decided on November 20 to terminate the contract of national team head coach Lyuboslav

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Thirteen arrested after brawl at Levski – Partizan Belgrade basketball match

November 16, 2014November 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Thirteen people were arrested after a fight in the stands between fans at a Levski Sofia – Partizan Belgrade basketball

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Sport 

Klitschko knocks out Bulgaria’s Pulev to retain heavyweight title

November 16, 2014November 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Ukrainian heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko retained the IBF title late on November 15, knocking out his Bulgarian challenger Kubrat Pulev

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Uefa hands zero points to Serbia, Albania after abandoned match

October 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Serbia

Football’s governing body in Europe, Uefa, decided that neither team will receive any points following the abandoned Euro 2016 qualifying

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Bulgaria’s Ludogorets notches first Champions League win

October 23, 2014October 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Ludogorets Razgrad became the first Bulgarian team to win a match in the group stages of the Uefa Champions League

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Bulgaria’s Dimitrov continues London chase in Basel

October 22, 2014October 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov continues his pursuit for a place in the year-end ATP World Tour Finals in London this week

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