Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League C - Group 3 - Cyprus v Bulgaria - GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus - November 16, 2018 Bulgaria's Georgi Petkov during the match REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Goalkeeper Georgi Petkov became the oldest player to represent Bulgaria after starting their Nations League match against Cyprus on Friday.
Petkov, aged 42 years, eight months and two days, also became the oldest European keeper to play in an international match.
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