http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=766578&sec=europe&root=europe&cc=4716 -- Back in September, the two big clubs in Sofia - Levski and CSKA - were preparing for their first derby of the season. But the day before the big clash, four of the Levski players jumped on a plane bound for Moscow to sign for last year's Russian title winners, Rubin Kazan. Along with three club representatives, Bulgaria international right-back Zhivko Milanov, Morocco central defender Youssef Rabeh, Macedonia midfielder Darko Tasevski and Brazilian winger Ze Soares made the near 1,500 km trip to Kazan International Airport. On arrival, they were met by Rubin Kazan 'representatives', who accompanied them to the Sheraton hotel, where they passed medicals. So far so good. However, the next day, the Bulgarian players were told that the deal had fallen through. There were no documents, no contracts and a broken phone-line for the Rubin Kazan 'representatives'. The Levski delegation had no other choice than to make their way home, with the players arriving back in Sofia too late to take part in a game CSKA won 2-0. Unsurprisingly, the Sofia sports reporters were full of questions following the deal that never was. -- -- And methods are brutal. During the last 20 years, four presidents from the club Lokomotiv Plovdiv have been murdered. The latest incident came in 2005 when the 39-year old Georgi Iliev - allegedly deeply involved in a struggle between two criminal organisations - was shot dead in a bar at the holiday resort Sunny Beach. -- -- 贝八拖夫: 时机若对 我第一个回家踢球 -- --

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