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		<title>Holders Argentina beat England 2-1 to set up World Cup final against Spain</title>
		<link>https://en.armradio.am/2026/07/16/holders-argentina-beat-england-2-1-to-set-up-world-cup-final-against-spain/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siranush Ghazanchyan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Holders Argentina beat England 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the World Cup ​final where they will face Spain ‌after coming from behind to snatch victory with a stoppage-time goal from substitute Lautaro Martinez in ​a highly-charged encounter. Lionel Messi again proved ​the talisman for Argentina as he ⁠provided the pass for Enzo Fernandez to ​strike &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>Holders Argentina beat England 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the World Cup ​final where they will face Spain ‌after coming from behind to snatch victory with a stoppage-time goal from substitute Lautaro Martinez in ​a highly-charged encounter.</p>



<p>Lionel Messi again proved ​the talisman for Argentina as he ⁠provided the pass for Enzo Fernandez to ​strike the equaliser and the cross for ​Martinez&#8217;s winner.</p>



<p>Anthony Gordon had put England ahead with a back post tap-in from a cross by Morgan ​Rogers in the 55th minute.</p>



<p>Argentina&#8217;s pressure ​saw them equalise in the 85th minute as Fernandez ‌fired ⁠home from outside the box.</p>



<p>Martinez headed the 92nd-minute winner after he stole in between the England defence to put his side ​into the ​final.</p>



<p>Alexis Mac ⁠Allister twice hit the woodwork and England keeper Jordan Pickford made ​a vital one-handed stop in ​the ⁠69th minute to deny Nico Gonzalez&#8217;s goal-bound header.</p>



<p>The match started at a furious tempo and ⁠tempers ​frequently boiled over with ​American referee Ismail Elfath struggling to keep control.</p>
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		<title>Spain beat France 2-0 to reach the World Cup final</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siranush Ghazanchyan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Spain stunned tournament favourites France 2-0 to reach the World Cup final on Tuesday (Jul 14), producing a tactical masterpiece to shatter Les Bleus&#8217; dreams of winning the title for the third time. A first-half penalty from Mikel Oyarzabal and a 58th-minute Pedro Porro goal sealed an utterly clinical victory for the European champions at &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>Spain stunned tournament favourites France 2-0 to reach the World Cup final on Tuesday (Jul 14), producing a tactical masterpiece to shatter Les Bleus&#8217; dreams of winning the title for the third time.</p>



<p>A first-half penalty from Mikel Oyarzabal and a 58th-minute Pedro Porro goal sealed an utterly clinical victory for the European champions at the AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.</p>



<p>Spain, World Cup winners in 2010, will now face either Argentina or England in Sunday&#8217;s final in New Jersey.</p>
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		<title>Armenia U16 basketball star Anthony Sargsyan named MVP of FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division C</title>
		<link>https://en.armradio.am/2026/07/13/armenia-u16-basketball-star-anthony-sargsyan-named-mvp-of-fiba-u16-eurobasket-division-c/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siranush Ghazanchyan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Armenia U16 national team player Anthony Sargsyan has been named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division C, held in Yerevan. Sargsyan played a pivotal role in leading Armenia to an unbeaten championship campaign, averaging 21.0 points, 14.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and an efficiency rating (EFF) of 36.0 throughout the tournament. &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>Armenia U16 national team player Anthony Sargsyan has been named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division C, held in Yerevan.</p>



<p>Sargsyan played a pivotal role in leading Armenia to an unbeaten championship campaign, averaging 21.0 points, 14.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and an efficiency rating (EFF) of 36.0 throughout the tournament.</p>



<p>In addition to earning MVP honors, Sargsyan was selected to the tournament&#8217;s All-Star Five, further cementing his status as one of the competition&#8217;s standout performers.</p>
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		<title>Merino strikes again as Spain down Belgium to reach World Cup semis</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siranush Ghazanchyan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Substitute Mikel Merino snatched a late winner for Spain after Belgium ‌goalkeeper Senne Lammens failed to hold onto the ball as they claimed a 2-1 victory over their injury-hit opponents on Friday and set up a mouth-watering semi-final with France. After the teams went in level at 1-1 following the first half, Spain eventually prevailed &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>Substitute Mikel Merino snatched a late winner for Spain after Belgium ‌goalkeeper Senne Lammens failed to hold onto the ball as they claimed a 2-1 victory over their injury-hit opponents on Friday and set up a mouth-watering semi-final with France.</p>



<p>After the teams went in level at 1-1 following the first half, Spain eventually prevailed when Belgian back-up keeper Lammens, who came on in the second period for ​the injured Thibaut Courtois, spilled Pau Cubarsi&#8217;s low strike.</p>
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		<title>Armenia U16 advances to EuroBasket Division C semi-finals with perfect group record</title>
		<link>https://en.armradio.am/2026/07/10/armenia-u16-advances-to-eurobasket-division-c-semi-finals-with-perfect-group-record/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siranush Ghazanchyan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Armenia&#8217;s U16 national basketball team has advanced to the semi-finals of the FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division C tournament in Yerevan after completing the group stage with a perfect 4-0 record under head coach Narek Kapushyan. In their final Group B game, Armenia defeated Monaco 110-78 to secure first place in the group. Ethan Kazanchyan was &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>Armenia&#8217;s U16 national basketball team has advanced to the semi-finals of the FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division C tournament in Yerevan after completing the group stage with a perfect 4-0 record under head coach Narek Kapushyan.</p>



<p>In their final Group B game, Armenia defeated Monaco 110-78 to secure first place in the group.</p>



<p>Ethan Kazanchyan was named the game&#8217;s Most Valuable Player (MVP), finishing with an outstanding all-around performance of 33 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.</p>



<p>Armenia will face Moldova, the runners-up of Group A, in the semi-finals.</p>



<p>The match will be played on July 11 at 19:00 at the Sport Management Center Hall (41 Manandyan Street) in Yerevan.</p>



<p>Admission to all games is free.</p>
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		<title>Integrity of game at stake over Fifa Balogun decision &#8211; Uefa</title>
		<link>https://en.armradio.am/2026/07/06/integrity-of-game-at-stake-over-fifa-balogun-decision-uefa/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siranush Ghazanchyan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Uefa has strongly criticised Fifa&#8217;s shock decision not to uphold Folarin Balogun&#8217;s automatic ban at this World Cup, calling it &#8220;unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable,&#8221; the BBC reports. United States striker Balogun, who was sent off against Bosnia-Herzegovina, should have served a suspension for the last-16 tie against Belgium (Tuesday 01:00 BST). But Fifa opted not to &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>Uefa has strongly criticised Fifa&#8217;s shock decision not to uphold Folarin Balogun&#8217;s automatic ban at this World Cup, calling it &#8220;unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable,&#8221; the BBC reports.</p>



<p>United States striker Balogun, who was sent off against Bosnia-Herzegovina, should have served a suspension for the last-16 tie against Belgium (Tuesday 01:00 BST).</p>



<p>But Fifa opted not to enforce an immediate sanction on the 25-year-old, meaning the co-hosts&#8217; leading goalscorer will be available to play.</p>



<p>Uefa said that intervening to effectively cancel a suspension at a tournament &#8220;crossed a red line&#8221;.</p>



<p>Of the 188 other red cards at the World Cup, only one other player has escaped a suspension.</p>



<p>That was Brazil&#8217;s Garrincha in 1962, which was before automatic bans were in place and it was shrouded in allegations of political interference.</p>



<p>On Sunday, President Trump thanked Fifa for &#8220;reversing a great injustice&#8221;.</p>



<p>The Belgian Football Association (RBFA) said in a statement that it is &#8220;astonished&#8221; Balogun will not be banned.</p>



<p>On Monday, Belgium&#8217;s foreign minister Maxime Prevot said: &#8220;If a phone call is really the reason for this incomprehensible decision, it would be a blatant violation of the most basic rules of football and sport.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Trump intervention sparks World Cup storm as FIFA clears Balogun to face Belgium</title>
		<link>https://en.armradio.am/2026/07/06/trump-intervention-sparks-world-cup-storm-as-fifa-clears-balogun-to-face-belgium/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siranush Ghazanchyan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The United States’ World Cup campaign took an extraordinary turn on Sunday when FIFA made the unprecedented decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s automatic red-card ban, clearing the ​striker to face Belgium in Monday&#8217;s last-16 clash after U.S. President Donald Trump personally urged FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review the case, Reuters reports. The move thrust FIFA’s disciplinary process &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>The United States’ World Cup campaign took an extraordinary turn on Sunday when FIFA made the unprecedented decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s automatic red-card ban, clearing the ​striker to face Belgium in Monday&#8217;s last-16 clash after U.S. President Donald Trump personally urged FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review the case, <em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/trump-intervention-sparks-world-cup-storm-fifa-clears-balogun-face-belgium-2026-07-06/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Reuters</a></em> reports.</p>



<p>The move thrust FIFA’s disciplinary process into the global spotlight, ‌prompted an angry response from Belgium and ensured that one of this tournament’s biggest talking points would centre not on tactics or team selection, but on the relationship between football’s governing body and political power.</p>



<p>Within minutes, the decision had ignited one of the tournament’s biggest media storms, dominating sports bulletins and talk shows as pundits, commentators and former players argued over whether FIFA had upheld justice or undermined its own rules.</p>



<p>Balogun scored his third goal of the World Cup in the 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina but was shown a red card in the second half for planting his boot into the ankle of Tarik Muharemovic.</p>



<p>The ​25-year-old was sent off after a VAR review, with U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino saying it was never a red card offence.</p>



<p>Trump called Infantino to ask world soccer&#8217;s governing body to ⁠review the sending-off, according to a source briefed on the call.</p>



<p>FIFA is allowing Balogun to play without rescinding the red card.</p>



<p>&#8220;In line with article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, the implementation of the match suspension is suspended for a ​probationary period of one year,&#8221; FIFA said in a statement.</p>



<p>&#8220;If Folarin Balogun commits another infringement of a similar nature and gravity during the probationary period, the suspension shall be revoked and the sanction enforced without prejudice to any additional sanction imposed ​for the new infringement.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Three die in Mexico City World Cup celebrations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siranush Ghazanchyan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A 19-year-old woman is among three people to have died from suffocation during World Cup celebrations in Mexico City on Tuesday, the BBC reports. A 48-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man also died after crowds descended on the city following the country&#8217;s 2-0 victory over Ecuador, the capital&#8217;s health authority said on Wednesday. More than &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>A 19-year-old woman is among three people to have died from suffocation during World Cup celebrations in Mexico City on Tuesday, the BBC reports.</p>



<p>A 48-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man also died after crowds descended on the city following the country&#8217;s 2-0 victory over Ecuador, the capital&#8217;s health authority said on Wednesday.</p>



<p>More than one million people took to the streets, mainly around the Angel of Independence monument in downtown, to mark the country&#8217;s first World Cup knockout win since 1986, the city government said.</p>



<p>City Mayor Clara Brugada expressed her &#8220;most sincere condolences&#8221; to the victims&#8217; families and pledged support in the coming days.</p>



<p>Health authorities said emergency services treated three unconscious people at different locations around Paseo de la Reforma before transporting them to hospital.</p>



<p>&#8220;After performing first aid and CPR techniques on the patients, they were transferred to a hospital for specialised medical care,&#8221; the city&#8217;s health authority said.</p>



<p>All three were confirmed to have died from suffocation and identified by their families, it added.</p>
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		<title>Henrikh Mkhitaryan to stay with Inter until 2027</title>
		<link>https://en.armradio.am/2026/07/01/henrikh-mkhitaryan-to-stay-with-inter-until-2027/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siranush Ghazanchyan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Inter Milan has officially announced on its website that it has reached an agreement with Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan to extend his contract, keeping him at the club until June 30, 2027. The club confirmed that Mkhitaryan will continue his journey in the Nerazzurri shirt after agreeing to an additional contract extension. Mkhitaryan, 37, joined &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>Inter Milan has officially announced on its website that it has reached an agreement with Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan to extend his contract, keeping him at the club until June 30, 2027.</p>



<p>The club confirmed that Mkhitaryan will continue his journey in the Nerazzurri shirt after agreeing to an additional contract extension.</p>



<p>Mkhitaryan, 37, joined Inter Milan from Roma on a free transfer in 2022.</p>
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		<title>Germany knocked out of 2026 World Cup</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siranush Ghazanchyan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Four-time winners Germany have been knocked out of the 2026 World Cup, losing to Paraguay in a thrilling penalty shootout after it finished 1-1 after extra time. Arsenal forward Kai Havertz and Newcastle&#8217;s Nick Woltemade both had their spot-kicks saved by goalkeeper Orlando Gill. But Paraguay twice missed chances to go through as Antonio Sanabria &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>Four-time winners Germany have been knocked out of the 2026 World Cup, losing to Paraguay in a thrilling penalty shootout after it finished 1-1 after extra time.</p>



<p>Arsenal forward Kai Havertz and Newcastle&#8217;s Nick Woltemade both had their spot-kicks saved by goalkeeper Orlando Gill.</p>



<p>But Paraguay twice missed chances to go through as Antonio Sanabria shot wide and Fabian Balbuena&#8217;s effort was stopped by 40-year-old Manuel Neuer.</p>



<p>However, in sudden death, Jonathan Tah blazed over for Germany before defender Jose Canale scored the decisive kick to send Paraguay through 4-3 on penalties.</p>



<p>Earlier, Julio Enciso, who previously played in the Premier League with Brighton and Ipswich, had headed Paraguay into a shock lead in the 42nd minute.</p>



<p>But Germany produced a much improved performance in the second half and equalised when a glancing header from Havertz connected with a cross from Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz.</p>



<p>Paraguay defended superbly to take the tie to extra time, although Germany thought they had won it when Tah headed into the net, only for it to be ruled out as Waldemar Anton was adjudged to have fouled Gill.</p>



<p>Germany went first in the shootout, but were never ahead as Havertz missed his country&#8217;s first penalty, before Woltemade was also denied. Paraguay missed two chances to seal it, but took their third opportunity with the impressive Canale staying calm to score and spark incredible scenes of celebration.</p>



<p>Paraguay will play either two-time champions France or 1958 runners-up Sweden in the last 16 in Philadelphia on Saturday (22:00 BST).</p>
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