The country's first cases of swine flu, the heart-attack death of a mayor while competing in the Bulgarian version of Survivor and Motley Crue's first concert in the country are among the stories in today's news. Furthermore, the country is turning its attention to Saturday's soccer game with Ireland.
A Kentucky schoolboy friend of mine about 10 years ago decided to become a fan of European football. Stephen started reading all sorts of books, monitoring Internet sites, ordering videos, etc., and manufactured for himself a deep love for all doings on and around the pitch. So, according to Stephen, even a draw would likely eliminate Bulgaria from contention for a World Cup berth. Bulgaria's hasn't done much in World Cup competition since reaching the semifinals in 1994. Stephen says this was the equivalent of Mississippi State winning the Sugar Bowl and finishing fourth in the national polls.
The big star Bulgarian player on that 1994 team was Hristo Stoichov, who in 2003 was voted by the Bulgarian Football Union as the country's "Golden Player" of the last 50 years (very cool award). He went on to a short, mostly unsuccessful and highly controversial tenure as coach of the Bulgarian national team. This guy sounds a little bit like Pete Rose.
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