Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea.
Burgas Airport is an international airport in southeast Bulgaria and the second largest in the country. It is near the northern neighbourhood of Sarafovo approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) from the city centre. The airport principally serves Burgas and other seaside resorts of Bulgarian south coast which attract many tourists during the summer leisure season. In 2018 it handled 3,277,229 passengers, a 9.9% increase compared to 2017.
Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Segunda División.
Krasimir Genchev Balakov is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player who last served as the head coach of Bulgarian club CSKA 1948. A former attacking midfielder, he was a key member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He is considered as second only to Hristo Stoichkov among Bulgarian footballers of his generation.
Jardines del Hipódromo is a multi-use stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, currently used primarily for football matches and home to the Uruguayan Primera División side Danubio F.C. The stadium holds 18,000 spectators.
Milivoje Novaković is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Martin Kamburov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Beroe Stara Zagora.
Bruno Fornaroli Mezza is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for A-League club Perth Glory. He is nicknamed as El Tuna, which means "The Prickly Pear".
Bulgarians have been settling in South America as economic emigrants since the late 19th century. Their presence has been documented in Uruguay since 1905, in Argentina since 1906 and in Brazil since the early 20th century.
Kiril Despodov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Ludogorets Razgrad and the Bulgarian national team. He primarily plays as a winger but can also play as a forward.
José María Giménez de Vargas is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Uruguay national team.
Jonathan Daniel Álvez Sagar is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Nacional.
Nahitan Michel Nández Acosta is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Cagliari and the Uruguay national team.
Georgi Yomov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger for CSKA Sofia and the Bulgaria national team. He is a grandson of former Levski Sofia footballer Todor Barzov.
Marcelo Josemir Saracchi Pinto is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a left back for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Uruguay national team.
The 2017−18 Bulgarian Cup was the 36th official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. The competition began on 19 September 2017 with the first round and finished with the final on 9 May 2018. Botev Plovdiv were the defending champions, but lost on away goals in the semi-finals to Slavia Sofia. Slavia later won the final on penalties against Levski Sofia, thus acquiring its eight Bulgarian Cup in its history. The club also qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.
Paul Brian Rodríguez Bravo is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for MLS club Los Angeles FC and the Uruguay national team.
The 2019–20 First Professional Football League, also known as Efbet League for sponsorship reasons, was the 96th season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 71st since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid, and also the 4th season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. Ludogorets Razgrad were the defending champions after winning their 8th consecutive title in the previous season. On 21 June 2020 the team from Razgrad clinched its 9th championship with four games to spare after a 2:1 win home win over Beroe. The season began in July 2019 and was scheduled to end in May 2020, but was completed in July 2020.
The 2019−20 Bulgarian Cup was the 38th official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. The competition began on 4 September 2019 with the preliminary round and finished with the final on 1 July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria. Lokomotiv Plovdiv successfully defended the cup by winning on penalties against CSKA Sofia and qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.
Manuel Ugarte Ribeiro is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Uruguay national team.
