Totti, Rivaldo and other A-list football stars to arrive in ArmeniaApril 7, 2018 - 13:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - World-famous football stars will arrive in Yerevan at the invitation of Artur Soghomonyan, a Russian businessman and the owner of the Armenian football club Pyunik, Rusarminfo reports. “The World Cup will this year be held in Russia, and I just tried to take advantage of this situation and bring a piece of this World Cup to Armenia,” Soghomonyan explained. “A match of legends will for the first time be held parallel to the World Championship, which will gather A-list stars in Armenia.” The businessman said that Francesco Totti, Paolo Maldini, Ludovic Giuly, Youri Djorkaeff, Hernán Crespo, Javier Sanetti, Rivaldo have so far confirmed their participation. Soghomonyan said many players will be visiting Armenia for the first time. "The match of the legends" between the teams of Latin America and Europe will be held in Yerevan on July 8, and all profits from ticket sales will go to charity. 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. |