Petrov stated that he would stop playing football .
He placed second in 2000 , 2001 , 2005 , 2009 and 2011 , and third in 2002 and 2006.In 2012 , Petrov was diagnosed with acute leukemia and announced to Bulgarian press that he is going to retire from football with immediate effect , saying 'No more , this is the end .
Stiliyan Petrov