CSKA gather in Bansko for first training in 2009

Bulgaria's football champion CSKA gathered Monday for the first training session of the team for 2009.

Thirteen players were seen on the snow-covered stadium of the team downtown Sofia, while 10 other CSKA footballers were having medical examinations at the same time.

For the first time in years there was no press conference after the training session and manager Dimitar Penev said he will answer questions on Wednesday.

After that the team is going to a training camp in Bulgaria's ski resort of Bansko.