Bulgarian PM Succeeds in Getting Football Clash Televised

Levski (in the blue kits) will face CSKA on Saturday. File photo by gong.bg

The upcoming football game between Sofia archrivals Levski and CSKA will be broadcast by the Bulgarian National Television (BNT), it has been announced.

The decision has been made during a meeting between BNT director Vyara Ankova, the governing body of the Bulgarian Football Union, Deputy Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov and Valentin Mihov, manager of the SV RSA company, dnevik.bg infroms.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov recently ordered Finance Minister Simeon Djankov to secure the live Bulgarian National Television broadcast of the upcoming derby match.

The 2012/13 season of the Bulgarian A professional football league has not been aired on TV, since football clubs and TV channels have failed to reach a deal for the amount of money needed to grant airing rights.

BNT has informed that a deal has now been reached for the broadcast of the Levski-CSKA game. The two teams will face each other in an A league game on October 20.

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