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Georgi Petkov: This was the hardest moment, they banned me from entering the Levski locker room

Levski owner Todor Batkov was misled by certain people that I played simulatively, said the former goalkeeper of the "blues"

Май 26, 2025 12:49 317

The hardest moment in my career is the breakup with Levski. This was told in the podcast “Kod Sport“ by the former goalkeeper of the “blues“ Georgi Petkov.

“What I know is that Todor Batkov (then owner of Levski) was misled by certain people that I played simulatively with Sporting“, said the former goalkeeper of Levski, referring to the club's heavy loss in Lisbon with 0:5 in 2010.

“There is only one detail. Then we went there with grandparents, dogs and cats... on a trip. I could certainly be to blame for 1-2 of those five goals, but since you say you had such information, why did you let me play?“, said Georgi Petkov.

According to him, later the owner Todor Batkov himself realized that he had been deceived.

“My release from Levski started with Mr. Batkov, who ordered Gonzo (sports director) to talk to me about terminating my contract. I told him “brother, there's no point in talking to you because things won't end well“, we were friends before that. I still had 2 years of contract with the club. "They told me then not to step into Levski's dressing room anymore," Georgi Petkov also said.