I wanted to meet the coach of the Bulgaria team. He is a German and he was the captain of the West Germany team that won the World Cup in 1990 in Italia.
So before going to Sofia, I found out the hotel where the Bulgarian team was staying. Unfortunately, it was a resort a couple of hours outside the city.
I also found out the Swiss team was sleeping at the Sofia Hilton, only about a 10 minute walk from my hotel. So when I arrived in Sofia on Friday afternoon, I went there. When I got to the hotel, I put on the 'exclusive' Swiss training shirt (see last story) so I could get pass the security guards.
No problem. The first person I saw in the lobby was the Swiss Federation President. He was standing with a few other people and he gave me a funny look. I just smiled at him and then he smiled back. Then I saw all the players sitting around (they were waiting for the bus to take them to training).
When I saw the players, I understood immediately why the President was looking at me funnily. Many of the players were wearing the same shirt as I did.
I approached two players who play in Serie A and and asked them for a photo. Like the President, a few players were really startled to see me in the 'exclusive' training shirt. They must have thought to themselves 'who is this new player that Ottmar Hitzfeld called up and did not tell us about?'
When the bus arrived and the players left the hotel, I thought what if I got on that bus too?
The next day, I went to the stadium early hoping to meet the Bulgaria team and their coach. I had a seat in the main tribune and I could stand by the entrance to the locker rooms but there were policemen who did not let me get closer to the players or the coach. So this was the closest I got to the coach of Bulgaria
The game ended 0-0. Switzerland still has a mathematical chance to finish in the top 2 of their group but they must win all their 4 remaining games. And to win games, Switzerland has to score and that is something we are not doing very well at the moment.
The next day, I took bus 84 from the city center to the airport in Sofia. When we got near the airport, I saw the Bulgaria team bus passing by. It was empty except for the driver. My heart beat faster.
When I got to the airport, I saw a couple of Bulgarian players checking in. The Bulgaria team was flying to Cyprus to play a friendly game next week. I approached the players to ask for photos. One was a former Servette player, Martin Petrov.
It seemed that the rest of the team had already gone to the gate. And I did not see the coach of Bulgaria anywhere.
I went to check-in for my flight and suddenly I heard the noises of cameras clicking. I looked over to the counter where the Bulgarian players were checking in earlier and saw some photographers taking lots of photos of a tall beautiful woman.
I went over and took a photo of her and her companion.
then I asked a photogrpaher who these people were. She told me that was a friend (the woman) and the manager (the man) of the coach of Bulgaria.
I immediately followed them (like a good paparazzi) through security check point and passport control and to their gate. But like me, they did not know where the coach of Bulgaria was. But the team was there so I took another photo.
The whole time, I kept my eyes on the friend and the manager. Finally, the manager got a call and he told the friend that the coach was upstairs in the bar (the manager spoke in German).
So I followed them again and they went upstairs to a bar where the coach was waiting to buy drinks. I patiently waited for him to greet his manager and then his friend. They (the coach and the friend) were having an intimate conversation (I guessed it was intimate because she kept caressing his face).
Finally, when there was a break in the intimate scene, I approached Herr Mattheus and asked him for a photo. Here it is
The moral of the story: always follow a woman!
So before going to Sofia, I found out the hotel where the Bulgarian team was staying. Unfortunately, it was a resort a couple of hours outside the city.
I also found out the Swiss team was sleeping at the Sofia Hilton, only about a 10 minute walk from my hotel. So when I arrived in Sofia on Friday afternoon, I went there. When I got to the hotel, I put on the 'exclusive' Swiss training shirt (see last story) so I could get pass the security guards.
No problem. The first person I saw in the lobby was the Swiss Federation President. He was standing with a few other people and he gave me a funny look. I just smiled at him and then he smiled back. Then I saw all the players sitting around (they were waiting for the bus to take them to training).
When I saw the players, I understood immediately why the President was looking at me funnily. Many of the players were wearing the same shirt as I did.
I approached two players who play in Serie A and and asked them for a photo. Like the President, a few players were really startled to see me in the 'exclusive' training shirt. They must have thought to themselves 'who is this new player that Ottmar Hitzfeld called up and did not tell us about?'
When the bus arrived and the players left the hotel, I thought what if I got on that bus too?
The next day, I went to the stadium early hoping to meet the Bulgaria team and their coach. I had a seat in the main tribune and I could stand by the entrance to the locker rooms but there were policemen who did not let me get closer to the players or the coach. So this was the closest I got to the coach of Bulgaria
The game ended 0-0. Switzerland still has a mathematical chance to finish in the top 2 of their group but they must win all their 4 remaining games. And to win games, Switzerland has to score and that is something we are not doing very well at the moment.
The next day, I took bus 84 from the city center to the airport in Sofia. When we got near the airport, I saw the Bulgaria team bus passing by. It was empty except for the driver. My heart beat faster.
When I got to the airport, I saw a couple of Bulgarian players checking in. The Bulgaria team was flying to Cyprus to play a friendly game next week. I approached the players to ask for photos. One was a former Servette player, Martin Petrov.
It seemed that the rest of the team had already gone to the gate. And I did not see the coach of Bulgaria anywhere.
I went to check-in for my flight and suddenly I heard the noises of cameras clicking. I looked over to the counter where the Bulgarian players were checking in earlier and saw some photographers taking lots of photos of a tall beautiful woman.
I went over and took a photo of her and her companion.
then I asked a photogrpaher who these people were. She told me that was a friend (the woman) and the manager (the man) of the coach of Bulgaria.
I immediately followed them (like a good paparazzi) through security check point and passport control and to their gate. But like me, they did not know where the coach of Bulgaria was. But the team was there so I took another photo.
The whole time, I kept my eyes on the friend and the manager. Finally, the manager got a call and he told the friend that the coach was upstairs in the bar (the manager spoke in German).
So I followed them again and they went upstairs to a bar where the coach was waiting to buy drinks. I patiently waited for him to greet his manager and then his friend. They (the coach and the friend) were having an intimate conversation (I guessed it was intimate because she kept caressing his face).
Finally, when there was a break in the intimate scene, I approached Herr Mattheus and asked him for a photo. Here it is
The moral of the story: always follow a woman!
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