  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 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 |  Latest 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. |
