Armenian soccer player Henrikh Mkhitaryan has called on international leaders to “stand up against ethnic cleansing” in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Nagorno-Karabakh is a landlocked region in ...

Armenian soccer star Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not play in a major European match in Baku later this month, the English club Arsenal has announced, ending uncertainty about whether the midfielder would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this Friday, May 11, 2018 photo, an army officer prepares for training as his teammates listen to the coach of the soccer ...

YEREVAN -- A former Armenian lawmaker who headed the country’s soccer governing body was released three hours after being taken into police custody on suspicion of illegally possessing and carrying ...

Ani Safaryan immediately grabbed the attention of the older players during tryouts. Her talent and competence were obvious, but most striking was her willingness to challenge the established stars on ...

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — An Azerbaijani soccer club official was suspended by UEFA on Wednesday while under investigation for posting offensive comments about Armenia on social media. Qarabag media ...

Soccer’s world governing body FIFA pays no heed to historical enmities or geopolitical feuds in the draw for the World Cup qualifying tournament; only seedings count. That’s how South Korea ended up ...

A lengthy international investigation into Armenian soccer has exposed a massive match-fixing conspiracy. The investigation was conducted by Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) and Interpol and ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian soccer federation canceled a friendly match at Armenia on Monday because of the political upheaval in the former Soviet republic. The federation said the friendly ...