Association football

The National Association of Grain Producers is starting today three days of effective protest actions at the border points at Vidin, Ruse, Silistra and Kardam.

The requests of the grain producers are not to extend for Bulgaria the effect of the European regulation on duty-free import of goods of agricultural origin from Ukraine.

PODGORICA - Serbia beat Montenegro 2-0 in a UEFA EURO 2024 Qualifying Group G Match Day 2 game in Podgorica on Monday evening.

In front of 10,000 spectators, Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic scored in the 78th minute following a Filip Mladenovic assist and added a second goal five minutes into second-half injury time after a Sasa Lukic pass to make it 2-0.

Bayern Munich midfielders Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka admitted on March 25 that Julian Nagelsmann's dismissal as head coach had come as a "disappointment" and a "shock."

"It's always difficult when a coach goes, and I had a very close relationship with Julian," Goretzka told ZDF broadcaster after Germany's 2-0 friendly international win over Peru.

Greece started off in the Euro 2024 qualifiers with victory in its easiest road game on Friday, beating Gibraltar 3-0 in Portugal.

There can be no denying that Bulgarian football has never been at a lower point. The nation hasn't qualified for a major football tournament since Euro 2004, and you have to go back a further six years for their last appearance at the FIFA World Cup.

STARA PAZOVA - The head coach of the Serbia men's national football team Dragan Stojkovic said on Thursday his players must not let slip the opportunity to qualify for EURO 2024.

Serbia will host Lithuania at the Rajko Mitic Stadium in Belgrade on Friday evening on Qualifying Group G Match Day 1.

STARA PAZOVA - The head coach of the Serbia men's national football team Dragan Stojkovic said on Thursday his players must not let slip the opportunity to qualify for EURO 2024.

Serbia will host Lithuania at the Rajko Mitic Stadium in Belgrade on Friday evening on Qualifying Group G Match Day 1.

Chelsea's Fernando Torres back) in action against Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic (front) during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea FC and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in London, Britain, 19 January 2014. EPA/GERRY PENNY

Zlatan Ibrahimovic became the oldest goalscorer in the history of Serie A on March 18 after scoring a penalty at Udinese in his first AC Milan start in over a year.

Veteran striker Ibrahimovic, who was recently recalled to the Sweden national team, smashed home a penalty at the second attempt in first half stoppage time to make the score 1-1.

Mimis Papaioannou, a legendary soccer star for AEK Athens and the club's top scorer, died on Wednesday morning after struggling with health issues for years. He was 81.