The Spartak Pleven Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Aykut Ramadan arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Aykut Ramadan has, at Spartak Pleven, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ventsislav Bengyuzov in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Spartak Pleven this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Aleksandar Marinov signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Aleksandar Marinov commits to Spartak Pleven for another 3 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Georgi Terziev
Spartak Pleven asked and Ludogorets said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Lyubomir Marcelinho steps up from the Spartak Pleven academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lyubomir Marcelinho has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mihail Krastev steps up from the Spartak Pleven academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mihail Krastev has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Spartak Pleven promote Hristo Yankov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Hristo Yankov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Spartak Pleven promote Viktor Ivanov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Viktor Ivanov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad10 Aug 2026
This league is too small for Ventsislav Bengyuzov
He is doing things on a Saturday afternoon that nobody around him can answer, which is flattering for about one season and a problem after that. Spartak Pleven will not keep him by pretending otherwise.
In brief
- Looking ahead Aykut Ramadan goes back to face CSKA Sofia II
- Looking ahead An away day at CSKA Sofia II next for Spartak Pleven