The new football and padel sports complex Sport Edition in Sofia was officially opened today by its owner, Daniel Borimirov, during a formal ceremony. The event was attended by the entire Levski team with head coach Julio Vel\u00e1zquez and majority shareholder Nasko Sirakov, Ballon d\u2019Or winner Hristo Stoichkov, legendary midfielder Krasimir Balakov, Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) president Georgi Ivanov, representatives of local authorities, and other officials.<\/p>\n
The Sport Edition complex features six indoor padel courts and three modern football pitches, built on an area of 15,000 sq. m. The site also includes a restaurant with a children\u2019s play area and other amenities for visitors. The facility is located in Lyulin 6 residential district, 2 Indira Gandhi Street, Sofia.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the sports complex I\u2019ve been trying to build for the past four or five years. I went through many difficulties. For me, today is a memorable day. After so much effort, I managed to create what I wanted and present it to you. This project was supposed to be built in Boyana. In 2021\u20132022 you know what difficulties I went through. People were brought to the stadium there. That is now in the past and I don\u2019t want to look back,\u201d said Borimirov.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve created all the necessary conditions. I\u2019ll show you the changing rooms and the restaurant. I\u2019ve closed the circle from every angle. When parents bring their children to train, they can go into the restaurant and watch the training session or match on the TVs. I\u2019ve made every effort not to disadvantage Levski in any way. I want to express my huge thanks to my family, who were here on site every day, overseeing all activities. I\u2019m launching this project first and hope it gets off to a good start. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s another similar sports complex in Bulgaria. If everything goes well, why not build another one? People who love sport need such conditions,\u201d added Levski\u2019s executive director.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to congratulate Boro for what he has done. This is the way forward. Every club and every municipality should have such a facility. I haven\u2019t seen another like it in Bulgaria. Let\u2019s hope other people will follow this path as well. This is a unique facility. In Boyana they didn\u2019t allow him to build it because at the time there was nowhere for the donkeys and horses to graze,\u201d commented Hristo Stoichkov.<\/p>\n
\u201cI travel everywhere and I\u2019ve seen many things. There are many programs. The BFU president, the Ministry of Sport, and the Ministry of Education need to present me with plans showing where such facilities can be built in schools, and I\u2019ll sign immediately. I\u2019m still waiting. How long I\u2019ll keep waiting\u2014I don\u2019t know,\u201d added Stoichkov in relation to another project.<\/p>\n