FIFA to name 23 Golden Ball nominees Oct 30September 25, 2012 - 17:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Football's governing body FIFA will reveal the 23 finalists for the 2012 Golden Ball award on October 30, El Mundo Deportivo said. The winner of the honorary award will be named on January 7, 2013 at Zurich-hosted ceremonial event. The best payer will be selected through a vote of team captains, chief coaches and reporters. The 2011 winner, Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi won the award 3 consecutive times. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |