Bulgaria

Merino double sparks Spain’s run of goals in domination of Bulgaria

· The Guardian

It started in Scotland and it still has not finished. That night at Hampden was only Luis de le Fuente’s second as Spain coach; it also felt like it might be his last. Two Scott McTominay goals defeated the Seleccion…

Nations League: Northern Ireland batter Bulgaria, Spain sweep aside Serbia

· The Guardian

Isaac Price scores hat-trick in 5-0 win over Bulgaria Poland rescue dramatic 3-3 draw against Croatia Isaac Price’s hat-trick powered Northern Ireland to a stunning 5-0 win against Bulgaria that sent them top of their…

Serbia seal historic Euro 2024 finals place after nervy draw with Bulgaria

· The Guardian

Gavi sustains potentially serious knee injury in Spain’s win Lukaku hits four for Belgium; Portugal keep 100% record Serbia have qualified for Euro 2024 – their first Euros finals berth as an independent nation – after…

World Cup roundup: Northern Ireland hopes end, Denmark book spot in Qatar

· The Guardian

Northern Ireland take lead in Bulgaria before losing 2-1 Denmark beat Austria; Ronaldo scores 10th Portugal hat-trick Northern Ireland ’s slim hopes of qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar were ended by Bulgaria. Conor…

World Cup qualifying roundup: Sweden beat Spain; Bulgaria earn surprise point

· The Guardian

Sweden 2-1 Spain Italians held at home by Bulgaria Sweden recovered from a goal down to hand Spain their first World Cup qualifying defeat for 28 years with a shock 2-1 victory in Stockholm. Alexander Isak and Viktor…

Northern Ireland draw with Bulgaria to further dent World Cup hopes

· The Guardian

Northern Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for next year’s World Cup suffered a major setback as they were held to a goalless draw by Bulgaria at Windsor Park. Ian Baraclough’s side dominated on a night Steven Davis earned…

Nations League roundup: Williams axis strikes late again as Wales top group

· The Guardian

Jonny Williams scores five minutes from time to beat Bulgaria Stuart Dallas own goal gives Norway win over Northern Ireland Jonny Williams brought Wales ’s goal drought to an end with his first international goal five…

Wales 1-0 Bulgaria: Nations League – as it happened

· The Guardian

A first international goal from Neco Williams in the 94th minute secured Wales victory over Bulgaria “Wayne is a bit of a character,” says James Collins about Wales’ goalkeeper on Sky. Our man Ben Fisher is at the game,…

Neco Williams' last-gasp header earns Wales Nations League win over Bulgaria

· The Guardian

It has not been a bad few days for Neco Williams. Four days on from making his Wales debut, the Wrexham-born teenager popped up to score a stoppage-time winner, heading in after getting his “fringe on the ball”, as he…

Nations League: Duffy rescues point for Republic of Ireland against Bulgaria

· The Guardian

Group B4: Bulgaria 1-1 Republic of Ireland Ukraine 2-1 Switzerland; Russia beat Serbia 3-1 Republic of Ireland captain Shane Duffy left it late to ensure Stephen Kenny’s first game in charge did not end in defeat as his…

Golden Goal: Yordan Letchkov for Bulgaria v Germany (1994) | Daniel Harris

· The Guardian

Bulgaria exploded in pure identity, while the rest of the world enjoyed a moment of luscious joy in the misfortune of another Not much makes the world simultaneously bigger and smaller, but the World Cup boasts that…

Uefa must increase sanctions to help eradicate racism, says Gareth Southgate

· The Guardian

• England manager wants sanctions to get ‘higher and higher’ • Southgate praises players for following protocol in Bulgaria Gareth Southgate has urged Uefa to keep increasing sanctions against countries guilty of racism…

Bulgaria ordered to play one game behind closed doors over racism

· The Guardian

• Bulgaria also fined €75,000 for racism against England • Anti-discrimination network Fare disappointed by sanction Bulgaria have been ordered by Uefa to play their next competitive home game behind closed doors, with…