Sun, Nov 08 2009
President Georgi Purvanov awarded Bulgaria's ice dance couple Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski an honorary medal.
The reward was given for their achievements in international competitions and contributions to the development of Bulgarian sport, Focus news agency reported.
With this victory Denkova and Staviski became a symbol of faith, professionalism and patriotism of a new kind, the President said during the award ceremony. The couple has won the hearts of the public, he added.
Denkova and Staviski's victory came after the two remained without a medal at this year's Winter Olympics. Their world champion title is regarded as 'compensation', the agency reported.
CSKA Sofia are bottom of Europa League group E with one point and their next match is against Fulham at Craven Cottage on December 3
Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia are out of contention for the knockout stages of the Uefa Europa League.
Should CSKA register another defeat in the competition, and if concurrently, Fulham beat Roma away, the Bulgarian side will be out of contention for the further stages of the competition
Levski Sofia are bottom of Group G with no points from three matches and a goal difference of 0-6
CSKA president: the players apologised sincerely for their actions and will be reinstated back into the first team.