Armenia jumps 18 spots in FIFA World RankingApril 6, 2017 - 15:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s 2:0 win over Kazakhstan has helped the national football team jump 18 spots in this month's FIFA World Ranking. As the new list shows, the country secured the 67th spot among more than 200 teams in April. Topping the ranking are Brazil, Argentina and Germany. In the November, 2016 edition, Armenia registered the biggest move by ranks, bouncing a total of 38 places to secure the 87th position. 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. |