For Armenia, just getting to this point was an accomplishment—two points away from the European Cup playoff on the final day of group play, on Oct. 11. They knew that a win in Dublin at […]
Saying the Armenian national soccer team had a bit of pressure on their shoulders on Oct. 7, heading into Yerevan’s Republic Stadium to play Macedonia, would be a massive understatement. Armenia knew what it needed […]
Knowing that a tie wouldn’t help them and a loss would surely mean elimination from the European Cup qualifications, Armenia pulled off a second-half dominating win against Slovakia on Tues., Sept. 6, in the Stadion […]
With the friendly defeat in an exhibition match to Lithuania behind them, Armenia took to the field on Fri., Sept. 2 in the Estadio Comunal de Aixovall against the Andorra national team, continuing their Group […]
On Wed., Aug. 10, Armenia’s national soccer team was in Kaunas, Lithuania, to take on Lithuania in a friendly match at the S. Dariaus and S. Girėno Stadium. With both teams ranked in the bottom […]
After a goalless draw on March 26 against their former Soviet Union comrades in Armenia, June 4 marked the return leg with Russia playing the role of the host team at Luzhniki Stadium. A win […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—No soccer expert would have predicted that halfway through the qualification campaign for the 2012 European Cup, Armenia would be one of the top teams fighting for a place. But as the sun set […]
Armenia is still a small country in the eyes of the international sports community. Yes, it is strong in chess, weightlifting, and wrestling, did well in European competitions in those sports, and was represented at […]
(A.W.)—For those who haven’t heard the news, the Armenia National Football Team is turning into a pretty good team. With some recent additions—like Yuri Movsisyan—and conflicting reports of the arrival of Dutch-Armenian Aras Ozbilis, 20, […]
(A.W.)—The story of Antonio Joaquin Boghossian starts in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1987. Born to an Armenian father, he signed with Club Cerro as a youth and quickly moved up the ranks. In 2005, he made […]
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