  Armenia drops 64th in FIFA rankings October 3, 2012 - 14:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia dropped 11 positions to be placed 64th with 503 points in FIFA rankings released October 3. Armenia’s rivals at FIFA 2014 World Cup qualifiers are placed as follows: Italy is 8th with 1106 points, Denmark – 18th with 944 points, Czech Republic is placed 22nd with 837 points, Bulgaria is 55th with 565 points, Malta is placed 153rd with 156 points. World and European champions, Spain top the FIFA rankings with 1611 points; followed by Germany and Portugal (1459 and 1259 points respectively). Partner news  Top stories Armenia’s U17 football team arrived in Hungary on May 20 to participate in a friendly tournament, due May 21-24. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years. Norway will host Chess World Cup 2013 on August 10 - September 4, 2013, with 4 Armenian players to participate in. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is currently 3rd with 4 points, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov is 7th with 3 points.   Partner news |  Latest news Libya's interior minister submits resignation, sources say  Awash with weapons in private hands, armed attacks have increased in the last few weeks, especially on police stations in Benghazi.Human Rights Watch: more Afghan women imprisoned for "moral crimes" Human Rights Watch says many are jailed for running away from home, often from forced marriages or domestic violence.Benedict Cumberbatch’s Julian Assange biopic to open in Oct The drama centers on the relationship between Assange and Domscheit-Berg, which became increasingly fraught as WikiLeaks' influence grew.Disney greenlights new "Star Wars" animated series "Star Wars Rebels" takes place between the events of "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" and "Episode IV: A New Hope". |
