Messi, Iniesta, Ronaldo named FIFA Ballon d’Or nomineesNovember 29, 2012 - 19:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The contenders for the FIFA Ballon d’Or for the best player of 2012 award have been announced at a press conference held at the Anhembi Convention Center in Sao Paulo, FIFA official website said. In alphabetical order, the FIFA Ballon d’Or nominees are Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal; Andres Iniesta, Spain and Lionel Messi, Argentina. The awards will be presented at the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala at the Kongresshaus in Zurich on January 7, 2013 during a televised show to be streamed live on FIFA.com and FIFA on YouTube. 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. |