  Germany’s Markus Merk named referee of the 21st century February 8, 2012 - 16:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) named German referee Markus Merk as the best referee of the 21st century. Howard Webb came as the best Premier League referee, as he completes the top ten. With 135 points, the already retired Markus Merk was ranked 1st IFFHS list of the best referees of the 21st century, with Uruguayan Jorge Larrionda (108 points) and Colombian Oscar Ruiz, (104 points) as runners-up. The Top 10 offers some more familiar referee names, such as the Belgium Frank De Bleeckere (98 points), Swiss Massimo Bussacca, Slovenian Lubos Michel, both with 96 points and English Howard Webb with 80 points, Footballz.com reported.  Top stories The IOC will decide which city will host the 2020 Olympics in a final vote on September 7, 2013 in Buenos Aires. From June 3-7, it will go to Northern Ireland and then the Republic of Ireland - the only country outside UK on the torch route. Beckham is acting as a special ambassador for the games and was involved in promoting London's bid to host it. To mark the start of the Olympic Torch Relay the British Embassy Yerevan opens graffiti on the wall of the embassy.   |  Latest news Over 100 trespassers detained in Armenia in January-May  Russian border guards seized 50 firearms, bladed weapons and 300 thous. rubles worth contraband in January-May.Conference participants at Institute of CIS States back Artsakh’s stance The NKR was represented at the round table by Advisers to Foreign Minister Ruben Zargarian and Arsen Melik-Shakhnazarian.Shoushi liberation anniversary celebrated in France Armenian ambassador to France Vigen Chitechyan answered Armenian foreign and domestic policy related questions.Armenian ambassador to China participates in ESCAP meeting Armen Sargsyan participated in meeting of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. |
