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Second edition of FootballNext,the place where passion for football meets innovation

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11 international speakers, over 230 representatives of the football ecosystem in Bulgaria, 6 hours of discussions ABOUT Bulgarian football, presidents of three sports federations, and an extended live appearance by Bulgarian Footbal Union President Georgi Ivanov from the event venue on Darik Radio’s Sports Show!

This was the first edition of FootballNext, organized by Darik Radio, dsport.bg, and Condor Sport in November 2024. We are now preparing the second edition, which will take place in October 2025.

Once again, we will invite international guests to share their best practices, expand the event’s concept, and organize practical masterclass panels.

We have already gained experience that showed us what could truly benefit Bulgarian football.

Be part of this unique event once again!

Expect discussions on topics such as:
Our Speakers:
Speakers

We will continue the tradition of inviting people who work successfully in football and have something meaningful to share. People whose work has a real impact, with visible results. Football as a business, league and academy development, marketing, advertising, proper nutrition, psychology, new technologies and more... all the things surrounding the modern game – we see them abroad, and we want to see them also in Bulgaria.

In 2024, our speakers included:

Марчин Стефански
Marcin Stefanski

Chief Operating Officer of the Polish Ekstraklasa

Михал Мертиняк
Michal Mertinyak

Chief Executive Officer of the Slovak Football League

Гидо Вадер
Gido Vader

International Relations and Operations Manager at Feyenoord

Жорди Араса
Jordi Arasa

Technical Coordinator at Barça Academy

Флавио Лорис Маргото
Flavio Loris Margotto

General Manager of Bologna Academy

Теодора Иванова
Teodora Ivanova

Sports Technology and Business Expert

Михал Кърцек
Michal Krcek

Business Development Manager at Sparta Prague

Анджелко Иванко
Andjelko Ivanko

Academy Director at Dinamo Zagreb

Боян Шилегович
Bojan Shilegović

Academy Coordinator at Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade)

Паола Томасоти
Paola Tomassotti

Head Psychologist at Bologna Academy

Миралем Сюлеймани
Miralem Sulejmani

Chief Scout at Partizan Belgrade

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FootballNext live on Darik Radio:
Speakers

FootballNext 2024 brought us, for the first time, an on-site studio of Darik Radio’s Sports Show, where Tomislav Rusev and Niki Alexandrov conducted a live interview with BFS President Georgi Ivanov.

The tradition will continue in the second edition of the event, but this time, the guest will remain a surprise.

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FootballNext - embracing the future of football,discovering new technologies and successful practices!

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