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Dimitrov breezes through Wimbledon first round

June 29, 2015July 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov made short work of his first-round opponent at the Wimbledon Championships on June 29, defeating Argentina’s Federico

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Blatter resigns as FIFA chief

June 2, 2015 VOANews

Sepp Blatter, president of the international football federation FIFA, abruptly resigned Tuesday in the midst of an unfolding corruption scandal.

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Berbatov, AS Monaco part ways

June 2, 2015June 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov will leave AS Monaco after the French football club has decided not to renew the former

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Investigators will question Russia on World Cup bid

May 28, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia

Swiss authorities lobbed a grenade at Russia’s already tainted award to host the 2018 World Cup when it started criminal

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US sponsors weigh support after Fifa corruption charges

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 VOANews

Sponsors are calling for football’s governing body Fifa to make changes while its regional federations debate the future of its

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US, Swiss authorities unveil major FIFA corruption cases

May 27, 2015 VOANews

Football’s global governing body, FIFA, was rocked Wednesday by a massive U.S. federal corruption indictment against current and former top

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Dimitrov’s clay season ends with early French Open exit

May 26, 2015May 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov became the highest-ranked player in the men’s draw to be knocked out in the first round of

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Dimitrov out to avoid another French Open upset

May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov opens his French Open campaign on May 26 against American Jack Sock in the final match of

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Dimitrov knocked out in Rome second round

May 13, 2015May 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov made an early exit at the Rome Masters on May 13 after suffering a spectacular collapse that saw

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