Fans of Portuguese women football team not to arrive in ArmeniaAugust 23, 2010 - 18:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan will host a match between the Armenian and Portuguese women football teams as part of the qualification tournament of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup on August 25. The match is not of great importance for the Armenian national team. Currently, the team is the fifth in Group 7 out of five teams. The Portuguese team is the third with nine points, but it does not have chances to overcome the group round either. Italy tops Group 7 with 22 points. Armenia’s team led by coach Vagharshak Aslanyan was defeated in the first match 0:7. Meanwhile, fans of the Portuguese team will not arrive in Yerevan. The Portuguese team’s composition and training schedule are unclear yet. The Portuguese coaching staff will present its working schedule in Armenia upon arrival on August 24, the press service of the RA Football Federation told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |