DUSSELDORF, JANUARY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The UEFA congress will
be held in the city of Dusseldorf, Germany, on January 25-26.
Armenian Football Federation Chairman Ruben Hayrapetian and
Executive Director Armen Minasian will also take part in the
works. The main issue to be discussed was the UEFA Chairman's
election. There are two candidates: present Chairman Lennart
Johansson (Norway) who heads that structure for 12 years, and
legendary football player Michel Platini (France). It is
possible that the issue concerning holding of the
Armenia-Azerbaijan games of the Euro-2008 group tournament will
also be discussed. The meetings are scheduled by the competition
table for September 8 and 12.
It is envisaged to honour great football master Nikita
Simonian with UEFA Ruby order for the valuable service in
football.