Messi, Iniesta, Ronaldo named FIFA Ballon d’Or nomineesNovember 29, 2012 - 19:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The contenders for the FIFA Ballon d’Or for the best player of 2012 award have been announced at a press conference held at the Anhembi Convention Center in Sao Paulo, FIFA official website said. In alphabetical order, the FIFA Ballon d’Or nominees are Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal; Andres Iniesta, Spain and Lionel Messi, Argentina. The awards will be presented at the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala at the Kongresshaus in Zurich on January 7, 2013 during a televised show to be streamed live on FIFA.com and FIFA on YouTube. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |