Former Manchester United and Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov has failed in his bid for the Bulgarian FA presidency.

The retired striker narrowly lost out to the country's current president Borislav Mihaylov, who picked up 241 votes compared to Berbatov's 230, seeing the 58-year-old voted back in for a fifth term.

However, Berbatov, who is being backed by ex-Man City and Aston Villa aces Martin and Stiliyan Petrov for the role, is asking for a second round of voting as three of the clubs didn't vote.

Sky Sports says if the three clubs that didn't vote decide to back Berbatov, he will get eight votes from the third candidate and the votes would be tied.

Bulgarian media are now reporting that Berbatov has lost the race, but it is still up for grabs if he can convince those who abstained from voting.