  Shortlist of 15 forwards for FIFA FIFPro World XI announced November 29, 2012 - 18:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The shortlist of 15 forwards for the FIFA FIFPro World XI was announced, completing the final shortlist of 55 players featuring five goalkeepers, 20 defenders and 15 midfielders, FIFA official website reported. The shortlist includes: Sergio Agüero, Mario Balotelli, Karim Benzema, Edinson Cavani, Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, Radamel Falcao, Mario Gómez, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Lionel Messi, Neymar da Silva, Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney, and Luis Suárez. In addition, the three nominees for the FIFA Puskás award for the most beautiful goal of the year were announced. They are: FALCAO (América de Cali-Atletico Madrid, 19 May 2012), NEYMAR (Santos-Internacional, 7 March 2012) and Miroslav STOCH (Fenerbahçe-Gençlerbirliği, 3 March 2012). All the awards will be presented at the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala at the Kongresshaus in Zurich on 7 January 2013 during a televised show to be streamed live on FIFA.com and FIFA on YouTube.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
