Manchester United beat Everton 3:0 at Old Trafford but is still trailing Chelsea by 5 points. Dimitar did not even make the bench as he is suffering again with his knee. Vidic played the full match.
The starting XI was: Van der Sar as goalkeeper; Rafael, Vidic, Brown and Evra as defenders; Valencia, fletcher, Carrick and Giggs as midfielders; Rooney and Owen as forwads. Ferdinand is still injured and Nani is being punished by his remarks about Ferguson.
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Added by AleG on November 22, 2009 at 11:04pm —
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Bulgaria won in a friendly away match against Malta. The score line ended 1:4 in favor of Bulgaria. At last, Dimitar played this match and scored two of his team’s goals. However, the score does not tell the whole story as the last 3 goals for Bulgaria came in the last 15 minutes.
The match took place in Malta and the first goal was produced in the 5th minute by the visitors. Nothing else was relevant in the first half as the second goal, the equalizer for the home side, was scored in the 46th…
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Added by AleG on November 19, 2009 at 5:49am —
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Last Friday, Bulgaria played an international friendly against the club Shakhtar Donetsk. The match ended in a goalless draw in Turkey. Dimitar and Petrov (from Manchester City) were absent due to injury. Dimitar is nursing a knee injury but he might be available for the midweek match with the National Team.
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Added by AleG on November 16, 2009 at 9:29pm —
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Dimitar is among the 3 nominees to the 2009 [Bulgarian] Man of the Year. The other men in the list are world champion in boxing Detelin Dalakliev and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Tsvetan Tsvetanov. People can vote for one of them. To avoid duplicates, the voting is by email. The voting closes on November 26 and preliminary results will be displayed until a week before closing. At the time of this writing, Dimitar is in pole position. The winner will be announced on 3 December a…
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Added by AleG on November 11, 2009 at 7:16am —
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Manchester United lost agains Chelsea at Stamford Bridge by one goal. And now the club is in third spot trailing leaders Chelsea by 5 points; Arsenal is second place on level points but better goal difference. Dimitar did not play due to injury and Vidic remained on the bench.
The starting XI was: Van der Sar as goalkeeper; O’Shea, Brown, Evans and Evra as defenders; Fletcher, Carrick, Anderson, Valencia and Giggs as midfielders; Rooney was a lone striker.
John Terry scored the only goal of th…
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Added by AleG on November 9, 2009 at 6:59am —
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The fixtures for the quarter finals of the Carling Cup were drawn last week. Manchester United, the current Cup holder, will face Tottenham Hotspur, the other finalist last season and Dimitar’s former club. The match will take place on December1, the same day the Ballon d’Or is announced. On that same day, Portsmouth will play against Aston Villa. A day later, Blackburn Rovers will face Chelsea and Manchester City will play against Arsenal.
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Added by AleG on November 6, 2009 at 6:14am —
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Manchester United drew with 3 goals at Old Trafford against CSKA Moscow for the group stages of the Champions League. This match came in the middle of injuries, birthdays and before the important match against top-leaguers Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Dimitar and Vidic did not play due to injury. The result puts United in the knockout stages of the Champions League as their points and their results against CSKA Moscow qualifies them even if they lose the next two matches.
Ferguson fielded a seco…
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Added by AleG on November 4, 2009 at 6:09pm —
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Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers with two goals at Old Trafford. Dimitar scored the first one and was named Man Of the Match. This result keeps them in second place of the EPL table, two points behind Chelsea who demolished Bolton. Vidic did not play because of injury.
The starting XI was: Van der Sar as goalkeeper; O’Shea, Brown, Evans and Evra as defenders; Valencia, Anderson, Carrick and Nani as midfielders; Rooney and Dimitar as forwards.
The first half ended scoreless however Dimit…
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Added by AleG on November 3, 2009 at 5:46am —
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Manchester United beat the Championship team Barnsley at Oakley with 2 goals and 10 men as Neville was expelled on the hour mark. This match was the fourth round of the Carling Cup. Dimitar and Vidic did not play and were not on the bench. This result takes them to the quarterfinals.
Ferguson thinks of the Carling Cup as the opportunity to test younger players. He normally fields a couple of senior players but most are youngsters. The starting XI was: Foster as goalkeeper; Neville, Evans, Brown…
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Added by AleG on October 28, 2009 at 5:00am —
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Manchester United lost against Liverpool at Anfield by two goals. Dimitar had a bad performance and played most of the match. Vidic played almost 90 minutes before he was sent off for a second yellow card. After five bad results, Liverpool needed a mood lift and these goals gave them that feeling.
It was a strong and experienced starting XI: Van der Sar as goalkeeper; O’Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic and Evra as defenders; Valencia, Scholes, Carrick and Giggs as midfielders; Dimitar and Rooney as forwa…
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Added by AleG on October 26, 2009 at 4:38am —
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Manchester United beat CSKA Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium with one goal from a newcomer in CL: Valencia.
The stadium brings memories for most of the players. This is where they won the 2008 Champions League Cup in penalties against Chelsea. The press conference before the match showed a couple of things to notice: the artificial pitch, Vidic’s birthday on the day of the match and that he played for the City rivals (Spartak Moscow), and CSKA Moscow’s manager is former Tottenham’s and Dimitar’s…
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Added by AleG on October 22, 2009 at 6:32am —
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The France Football magazine has released a list of 30 candidates for the Ballon d’Or 2009. Three current Manchester United players and Cristiano Ronaldo made the list. Sorry, Dimitar is not on the list. However, Giggs, Rooney and Vidic are among this year’s nominees. The winner will be announced on December 1st. Last year, the photos of Cristiano at his home with the award were released on that day; the photos were taken a day earlier and The Sun reporters camping at the airport broke the news.…
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Added by AleG on October 20, 2009 at 6:19am —
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Manchester United beat Bolton 2:1 at Old Trafford. This result puts the club in pole position taking advantage of Chelsea’s and Liverpool’s losses. An own goal and a great effort from Valencia gave them the lead. Dimitar played all 90 minutes; Vidic was not even on the bench.
In the Friday morning press conference, Ferguson was not sure who might play that match as Dimitar had not returned from Bulgaria at that time. Remember, his daughter was born 24 hours earlier; Rooney had a calf injury sus…
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Added by AleG on October 18, 2009 at 9:56pm —
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Congratulations are in order for Dimitar! He is the proud father of a baby girl. His girlfriend Elena gave birth this Thursday October 15 to a 53 cm and 3.8 kg girl by C-section at 7:50 am at the St. Lazarus Hospital in Sofia. There were no complications and the mother and baby are healthy. The girl has been named Dea.
This was just hours after his hat-trick for Bulgaria. Let’s hope his daughter brings him inspiration and good luck to carry on with his good work and improves his performance for…
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Added by AleG on October 16, 2009 at 6:00am —
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Bulgaria ended with a good result for the last match of the 2010 World Cup qualifying. The qualification was lost the previous weekend and only their pride (and the index for the 2012 Euro qualification stages) was at stake. It was a goal fest; Bulgaria destroyed Georgia, 6:2 in Sofia. Dimitar scored a hat-trick.
The first half began with a goal from Dimitar in the 6th minute. Later, Petrov scored in the 14th and Dimitar again in the 23rd. Angelov scored in the 32nd minute and Georgia scored in…
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Added by AleG on October 15, 2009 at 6:30am —
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Bulgaria will not qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. In fact, the team was humiliated by Cyprus with 4 goals against one scored by Dimitar. The match was held in Larnaca, home of Cyprus. It was only Cyprus’ second win in the qualifying campaign. Dimitar played the full 90 minutes.
Cyprus scored two goals in the first half, in the 11th and 20th minute; Dimitar scored near the end, in the 45th minute assisted by Georgiev. But in the second half, Cyprus scored two more goals in the 54…
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Added by AleG on October 12, 2009 at 2:00am —
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Believe it or not, Dimitar has accepted failure in his first season as a Manchester United player. In a very candid interview he has spoken about his feelings during his first year at Old Trafford and his compromise for this new season. He says:
“In my first year I was disappointed in myself. I need to say that. It was a big pressure for me and maybe I failed myself.” He also acknowledges that his join first place in assists (along with Van Persie from Arsenal) is not enough:
“I got a…
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Added by AleG on October 7, 2009 at 5:50pm —
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Manchester United got a draw with Sunderland at Old Trafford which took the team down the EPL table. The score was 2:2 with a goal from Dimitar and a truly helping hand from Ferdinand’s brother.
The starting XI was: Foster as goalkeeper; O’Shea, Vidic, Evans and Evra as defenders; Nani, Fletcher, Scholes and Welbeck as midfielders; Rooney and Dimitar as forwards.
Again, the visiting side scored first. Sunderland scored in the 6th minute. And again Scholes received a yellow card for a foul on t…
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Added by AleG on October 5, 2009 at 6:37am —
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Manchester United defeated 2:1 the German Champions Wolfsburg at Old Trafford for the second match of the group stages. It was a difficult match with the visiting side scoring first. Dimitar played most of the game and Vidic played the full match. Manchester is first of group B after two matches, with 6 points followed by Woflsburg and Moskva with 3.
The starting XI was: Kuszczak as goalkeeper; O’Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic and Evra as defenders; Valencia, Carrick, Anderson and Giggs as midfielders;…
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Added by AleG on October 1, 2009 at 5:10am —
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Manchester United won their EPL match against Stoke City at Britannia Stadium with two goals in the second half assisted by a masterful Giggs. The club reached top of the league on goal difference as Chelsea lost their away match against Wigan. Dimitar played the full match and scored the first goal; Vidic also played the full 90 minutes.
The starting XI was: Foster as goalkeeper; O’Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic and Evra as defenders; Valencia, Scholes, Fletcher and Nani as midfielders; Rooney and Dim…
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Added by AleG on September 28, 2009 at 2:24am —
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