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Botev request for foreign refs for Bulgarian Cup semi-final denied

March 21 – The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has rejected the request from Botev Plovdiv to appoint foreign referees for their upcoming Bulgarian Cup semi-final matches against CSKA Sofia, to be played over two legs.

CSKA and Botev Plovdiv met in a league game last weekend, which Sofia won 4:0. After the match, Botev Plovdiv were critical of the refereeing.

A Botev statement said: “PFK Botev acknowledges its own mistakes that led to the unpleasant 4:0 loss,

Europe

Westerlo fire Rik de Mil over ‘convenient’ draw with Racing Genk

March 20 – Belgium club Westerlo have dismissed their manager Rik De Mil with immediate effect after widespread criticism over his team’s convenient draw with Racing Genk on the last day of the regular season.

Europe

Real Madrid file complaint against ref for ‘deliberately’ failing to report racist abuse

March 20 – Real Madrid have filed a complaint against the referee who took charge of the team’s recent 4-2 La Liga win at Osasuna for “the negligent drafting” of his report about the match following yet more abuse meted out to Vinicius Jr. by home supporters.

Europe

Government control: UK politicos pass new laws to set up English football regulator

March 19 – Legislation to establish an independent regulator to oversee English professional football was being introduced today in an effort to ensure financial sustainability as well as stopping teams from joining breakaway competitions like the European Super League.

Europe

Fenerbahce call EGM to vote on whether to pull out of Turkish Super Lig after violence at Trabzonspor

March 19 – Turkey’s Fenerbahçe have called an emergency meeting to vote on whether the club should withdraw from the Turkish Super Lig after the unprecedented scenes following the match with Trabzonspor on Sunday, when Trabzonspor fans attacked Fenerbahce players.

Euro 2024

Germans launch anti-racism campaign head of Euro 2024

March 19 – The German football federation is targeting racism and discrimination with a new campaign ahead of this summer’s European Championship.

Euro 2024

Kane limps back to England for friendlies

March 19 – England captain Harry Kane has linked up with the national squad despite sustaining an ankle injury during Bayern Munich’s recent match against Darmstadt.

Europe

Trabzonspor fans invade pitch and attack players after loss to Fenerbahce

March 18 – Turkish police have detained 12 people after fans of Trabzonspor invaded the pitch following the weekend home defeat to Fenerbahce and attacked visiting players, prompting immediate condemnation from FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

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Georgi Ivanov beats Dimitar Berbatov to Bulgarian FA presidency

March 18 – Former Bulgarian international and Levski Sofia legend Georgi Ivanov-Gonzo is the new president of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU), beating former Manchester United star Dimitar Berbatov to the post in the first round of voting.

Europe

Man Utd dump Liverpool, Man City beat Newcastle to set up possible rerun of all-Manchester FA Cup final

March 18 – Manchester United have been handed a dream FA Cup semi-final draw after beating Liverpool 4-3 in an Old Trafford thriller, and could face rivals Manchester City in the final for the second year running.

Europe

Brugge fire Ronny Deila after poor run of results

March 18 – Club Brugge have dismissed their Norwegian manager Ronny Deila following a 2-1 defeat to STVV on the last day of the regular season, leaving the club with little to play for on the domestic front.

Europe

Las Palmas focussed on being a ‘selling’ club with Moleiro set to follow in Pedri’s footsteps

March 18 – UD Las Palmas Sporting Director Luis Helguera has backed young star Alberto Moleiro to become the next Pedri, explaining his club’s business model as an ‘academy’ club whose revenue model is based on developing and selling players.

Competitions

Land of the giants: Man City face Real Madrid, PSG meet Barca in UCL quarter-finals

March 15 – Holders Manchester City have yet again been drawn against Real Madrid in the heavyweight clash of the Champions League quarterfinals, a tie that sees the most recent winners of Europe’s premier club competition take on its most successful side.

Competitions

Nagelsmann shakes up his German squad pre-Euros, Toney get England call-up

March 15 – Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has shaken up his under-performing squad before this summer’s European Championship, which the country is hosting, by naming six new players for warmups against France and the Netherlands.