"As no suitable compromise could be found between the two associations it was decided to cancel the two matches, namely Azerbaijan-Armenia scheduled for Sept. 8 and Armenia-Azerbaijan scheduled for Sept. 12," UEFA said in a statement.Sadly, both teams were awarded zero points.
Armenia wanted the games played on a normal home and away basis but Azerbaijan refused to host the Armenians and proposed a neutral ground for both matches.
Alexandre Sargsyan, the head of the team, claims the breaking up of the club is determined by the lack of financial means.I was really looking forward to seeing the really cute Armenian cheerleaders prancing about with Mher, the mascot. There really is no justice in this world!
[Owner Tigran] Hovivyan has sent a letter from Australia lately informing that he is incapable of solving the financial issues
...Football Federation presided over by Ruben Hayrapetyan has made a decision to adopt the system of alternative judgment which allows to invite foreign referees in order to conduct the central matches of the RA league and the Independence Cup.If nothing else, inviting foreign foreign referees would serve to create stronger friendships between involved countries, regardless of any scandals or other disputes.
Nevertheless, the press secretariat of the Federation informed that the Federation is not going to invite foreign referees, although they already have that right. This method is mainly used in the countries where there are scandals connected with referees.
After a season of absence an Australian-Armenian businessman is set to return to Armenia to make his long-cherished dream of a commercially successful football club a reality here. The only reason [for being absent] was the lack of finance, it wasn’t an easy decision to make, but it was the right one.An interesting interview with Dikran Hovivian is available at the link below. Yours truly knows that Yerevan United has two of the most important things needed to succeed: Aryuts Mher the mascot and really hot Armenian cheerleaders!
FIFA made public the list of the football national teams. Armenia continues in the 123rd place.Maybe we should wrestle David Beckham away from Galaxy?
This is the FIFA top ten: Brazil, Italy, Argentina, France, Germany, England, the Netherlands, Portugal, Nigeria, the Czech Republic.
UGANDAN striker Eugene Sepuya has completed a dream career transfer to Armenian soccer giants Banants FC for an undisclosed fee.And the step after this? World Cup!
The lofty striker, who has been at Colorado Rapids in the US, signed a two-year deal to switch to the former Soviet state with the help of FIFA agent Antonio Carlo. Carlo helped Uganda sign German Laszlo Csaba as national coach.
"Eugene did very well during his week-long trial in Armenia. Everybody was impressed with his physical presence and hard work," Carlo said.
