Armenian National Team rise 25 points in FIFA rankingOctober 16, 2009 - 17:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - October 16 FIFA has published regular ranking results of the national teams. Armenian team as compared to last month rose by 25 points and with 325 points is at the 100th line in the table. The team of Brazil is at the first place, the Spaniards at the second , the Dutch team is at the third. Among the top ten only England remained at its 7th place. Rating position the ten teams and teams competing with Armenia in the subgroup: 1. Brazil - 1632 2. Spain - 1629 3. Netherlands - 1340 4. Italy - 1215 5. Germany - 1161 6. Argentina - 1103 7. England - 1101 8. Croatia - 1087 9. France - 1049 10. Portugal - 1042 39. Turkey - 737 42. Bosnia - 721 68. Belgium - 474 100. Armenia - 231 103. Estonia - 306 The next FIFA rating list will be published November 20, 2009. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |