Fatih Terim: We played against Armenia as against any other teamOctober 15, 2009 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's coach Fatih Terim after the World Cup 2010 qualifying match against the Armenian team said that it is not easy to leave the team he succeeded with: "I am not easy to leave the national team. I thank all the players for the evening. We missed a chance to get to the championship, but this is football, and anything might happen. " One should not politicize this match, they played especially their usual football in the match against Armenia, not different from matches with other teams, the Turkish coach said. "We do not want to politicize football. We played against Armenia as against any other team with a purpose to win. This match was not easy, as the first match in Armenia, but both matches were very interesting, " he said. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |