The CSKA 1948 Chronicle
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
Ivaylo Tsvetanov signs on for the long haul
CSKA 1948 moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Ivaylo Tsvetanov, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Squad19 Jul 2027
A falling-out at CSKA 1948
André Hoffmann and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
Graduation day at CSKA 1948
6 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad19 Jul 2027
A row about effort at CSKA 1948
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ognjen Gašević was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match17 Jul 2027
CSKA 1948 see off Beroe
Three points for CSKA 1948, 3‑1 the final word against Beroe in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The dugout19 Jul 2027
The manager makes an example of Dimitar Sheytanov
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market19 Jul 2027
Atanas Grudev steps up from the CSKA 1948 academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Atanas Grudev 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
CSKA 1948 promote Vasil Grudev from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Vasil Grudev 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
Stanislav Dyakov steps up from the CSKA 1948 academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Stanislav Dyakov 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.
In brief
- Market CSKA 1948 promote Kristian Dimitrov from within
- Boardroom CSKA 1948 board go back on their word
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Borislav Tsonev