Armenia's football federation chief 'partly to blame' for the team's failuresOctober 9, 2017 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Everyone, including Armenia's football federation chief Ruben Hayrapetyan are to blame for the defeats of the national team, midfielder Marcos Pizzelli said after the match against Kazakhstan on Sunday, October 8. Pizzelli helped Henrikh Mkhitaryan score for the Armenian team in the World Cup qualifying round against Kazakhstan.Following the final match, Armenia (7 points) is second to last in Group E, with Poland (22 points) at the top. "Everyone has their fair share of the blame - the federation chief, (ex couch - Ed.) Varuzhan Sukiasyan, we as a team played very badly," Marcos said. Also, he expressed regret over his inability to play till the end. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |