2: Stiliyan Petrov on family expectations, football in Bulgaria and his cancer journey

Stiliyan Petrov joins Luke and Max for an incredibly honest and insightful conversation about life in Bulgaria, his time with Celtic and Aston Villa and his journey with cancer, which continues today through The Stiliyan Petrov Foundation.
Stiliyan talks throughout about the huge demands his dad placed on him as a footballer and why those expectations will never go away (04:04) before discussing his childhood in Montana, Bulgaria (13:30), unknowingly scoring the winner in a fixed match (21:00), playing for CSKA Sofia and living in the capital (23:45), signing with Celtic (27:42), moving to the Premier League (40:40), his time at Villa alongside Luke (42:10), reflecting on a record 105 caps for Bulgaria (48:00), and finally his journey with cancer (50:15).
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