MYSTERIOUS: Plovdiv | Mind Blowing Facts

A Bulgarian soccer club president is shot dead at his home

The president of a top Bulgarian soccer club has been shot dead in Plovdiv

The Independent UK · Sep 30

Bulgarian football club owner shot dead at home

Iliyan Filipov was the owner of one of Bulgaria's ⁠largest transport and logistics ​companies

The Independent UK · Sep 30

Bulgarian media stir up “Satanic black metal” fears as murder suspects wear heavy metal t-shirts in court

Four teenagers accused of murdering a 37-year-old man in Plovdiv sported Powerwolf, Mayhem, Pantera and Sepultura merch at their hearing last week

Metal Hammer · Aug 11

Bulgaria U-turns on claim Moscow jammed GPS of von der Leyen's plane

Bulgaria's Prime Minister says there is "no evidence" of "prolonged interference or jamming" of the GPS signal around Plovdiv airport at the time of von der Leyen's landing, but experts remain divided, with some still supporting Russian spoofing allegations.

Euronews · Sep 4, 2025

‘We have a high appetite for risk’: inside King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s historic EU tour

Residencies in storied venues from a panopticon prison to an ancient amphitheatre gave an appropriate backdrop to the Australian band’s existential new record

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2025

Is Bulgaria vs Republic of Ireland on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Nations League play-off

Everything you need to know for Thursday’s clash in Plovdiv

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

Selection dilemmas as Republic of Ireland look to bounce back against Bulgaria

Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side play in Plovdiv on Thursday evening with decisions to make at both ends of the pitch.

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025

Michael O’Neill reflects on Northern Ireland’s Nations League defeat in Bulgaria

Northern Ireland travelled to Plovdiv in buoyant mood after a run of four wins and only one loss in their last six.

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024

How to watch Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for Nations League game today

Michael O’Neill’s young side look to build on Luxembourg win as they travel to Plovdiv in Group C3

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2024

‘It’s not like anywhere else I’ve been to’: readers’ favourite cities

From the gardens and plazas of Cádiz to the mind-blowing brutalism of Belgrade, our tipsters on the European cities and towns that got their senses buzzing

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2022