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Bulgaria call up goalkeeper Linkov
YOUR E-MAIL ALERTSSOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgaria coach Hristo Stoichkov has added uncapped goalkeeper Iordan Linkov to his squad for the friendlies against Georgia and Mexico this month. Linkov has been called up after Kayserispor keeper Dimitar Ivankov was injured at the weekend. He has put in a string of good performances for Bulgarian Premier League newcomers Vihren and will compete for a place in the side with Stojan Kolev of Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Bulgaria, who failed to qualify for next year's World Cup finals, are rebuilding for the 2008 European championship. They host Georgia in Sofia on Saturday and then fly to Houston to face Mexico four days later when Stoichkov will be without players from three of Bulgaria's top teams, who are playing in the UEFA Cup group stage. Bulgaria's most expensive player Valeri Bozhinov will make the long journey to the United States despite the unwillingness of his Italian club Fiorentina to release him.
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