The Cherno More Chronicle
Squad12 Oct 2026
Kristian Tomov signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Kristian Tomov commits to Cherno More for another 4 years.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Jan Morávek is a square peg at Cherno More
The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.
Looking ahead12 Oct 2026
Plamen Iliev goes back to face Levski
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Plamen Iliev’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Cherno More needing him to play as if none of it matters.
Market12 Oct 2026
Asen Donchev linked with a move away
The name of Asen Donchev keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Cherno More say nothing, which says plenty.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
The manager makes Rosen Stefanov a promise
Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at Cherno More. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A season on the outside for Jan Morávek
He trains hard, says the right things and goes home to an empty flat. Nobody at Cherno More has done anything wrong, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to fix.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Vlatko Drobarov wants to know why he earns less
Numbers do not stay secret in a dressing room. He is not asking for more than he is worth; he is asking why somebody beside him is worth more, and Cherno More have no good answer.
Market12 Oct 2026
Stilyan Chochev leaves for nothing
Contract settled, hands shaken, no fee changing hands. Stilyan Chochev leaves Cherno More the quiet way, and the wage bill breathes a little easier.
Market12 Oct 2026
Levski send scouts to watch Celso Sidney
Two seats in the directors' box were spoken for, and the name in the notebook was Celso Sidney. Nothing has been offered yet.
In brief
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: the trip to Levski
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Luciano Squadrone