Four years after calling time on his playing career, Berbatov has grand ambitions of reshaping the football landscape in his native Bulgaria.
“Bulgarian football is in major crisis,” Berbatov tells CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies from London in a recent interview.
Mihaylov re-electedTwo years after submitting his resignation, Mihaylov stood again and was re-elected as BFU president for a fifth term when Berbatov was also a candidate.
In the voting, 241 voted for Mihaylov, 230 for Berbatov, eight for a third candidate, and four did not vote.
Dimitar Kyosemarliev/ReutersBulgaria last qualified for a major international tournament at Euro 2004, when a squad featuring Berbatov lost all three of its games.
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