Henrikh Mkhitaryan to miss World Cup qualifier against DenmarkSeptember 3, 2016 - 11:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Manchester United newbie, midfielder and captain of the Armenian national team Henrikh Mkhitaryan will miss the country's World Cup qualifier against Denmark on Sunday, September 4 after coming off at half time during their friendly with Czech Republic on Wednesday night. The Armenia international had a collision with Marek Sukhy and was withdrawn during the interval, which sparked concern regarding a serious injury. After Mkhitaryan passed a medical check-up at a hospital in the Czech Republic, Armenia's football federation said the results were not encouraging. According to the federation, a week or 10 days are necessary for his recovery which means Mkhitaryan will miss the Denmark-Armenia match. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |