Bulgaria's manager admits he's "concerned" about the impact that Covid-19 could have on his squad for their opening game in the Nations League at home to the Republic of Ireland in five weeks' time. But national team boss Georgi Dermendzhiev says he's worried about some of his squad members being unavailable due to negative tests or else being in quarantine. But it may turn out that a certain number of players are infected with coronavirus. So I appeal to all players to be careful and be very strict," he added. The head of the Bulgarian FA also admitted it was a concern, forcing them to start the new league season behind closed doors as fans had been attending league games in Bulgaria.

Source: Irish Independent July 30, 2020 20:15 UTC