  FIFA to spend $196 million on underground museum April 20, 2012 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - FIFA says it's planning to spend $196 million building an underground museum alongside its headquarters. FIFA President Sepp Blatter says in a statement that "it is high time that world football had a meeting place for its millions of fans." The museum will include "3D animations, interactive games, trophies," according to a report on FIFA's website. FIFA says its executive committee has approved spending on the project, which requires final approval from Zurich city authorities. The museum is expected to increase employment capacity at FIFA headquarters from 380 to 500 jobs. FIFA declared cash reserves of $1.2 billion in its annual report published last month. Partner news  Top stories Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years. Norway will host Chess World Cup 2013 on August 10 - September 4, 2013, with 4 Armenian players to participate in. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is currently 3rd with 4 points, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov is 7th with 3 points. European Individual Chess Championship ended in Polish town of Legnica, with 24 chess players winning World Cup qualifications.   Partner news |  Latest news "The Fades" actor to star in Ryan Gosling's "How to Catch a Monster"  Centered around a landscape of a disappearing city, the film follows a single mother who finds herself in a gloomy fantasy underworld.Israel calling off UNESCO mission to Jerusalem "Israel has cancelled the delegation," which was due to have arrived the same day, a foreign ministry official said.1st look at Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela in "Long Walk to Freedom" The Golden Globe-winning Luther actor has been paired up with Bond girl Naomie Harris, who will play Winnie Mandela.Dagestan twin blasts leave 3 killed, 40 injured An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years. |
