President of the Sports Journalists Federation, Yuri Aleksanyan, understands the anger of the President of the Football Federation, Ruben Hayrapetyan, for not ranking Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the best athletes. Mr. Aleksanyan has no words to say.
“I understand, I have nothing to say. Long live him. He noted correctly that Henrikh Mkhitaryan is missing in the top ten but he did not say whom to substitute with. Nine of the ten members are the world, European and Olympic champions and winners, only the tenth is an athlete, vice-Champion of Europe, winner of the Olympic Games rating score and winner of medals. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is our genius, our talent, our God, and much more. If this year he ranks the 57th, next year he will be one of the top 20. Two years later, Messi and Ronaldo would be in this three. Thanks to Ruben Hayrapetyan, he has cursed, let him curse me too, thank you, that’s it, what is the matter about. If it is about the immorality, he has insulted me too, never mind, he is a man, if he has said so, good for him. Let him not accredit me nor allow to the stadium nor allow me to talk to Henry, what I can say,” – said President of the Federation Yura Aleksanyan to Aravot.am.
Recall that the decision of not including Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the best athletes has made Ruben Hayrapetyan angry, he has even said, “It is also devoid of the morality that the overwhelming majority of the sports journalists taking part in the same voting commence their professional “business” every Lord’s day with football, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan and end with the same Henrikh Mkhitaryan. And with the same “morality”, similar journalists have no right to demand a football accreditation or interview the same Henrik Mkhitaryan.”
To the question whether he admits the criticism that Henrikh Mkhitaryan could be included in the top list instead of doping exposed Hripsime Khurshudyan, Mr. Aleksanyan replied, “I have not given the name of Hripsime for she has used doping, I have given as a European champion who is a European champion in 2016, and operates, exists and is working, what can I do, to say that you are not a champion of Europe.”
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He noted that this year, in various countries in the world, famous athletes were not included in the ranks of the best athletes by the Sports journalists Federations, such as, according to him, “Messi is not a bad football player but this year, the Sports Journalists Federation of Argentine has recognized Delpo number one athlete, he is the Olympic silver in tennis, now what, the 40 million of Argentina will attack the journalists about why you have not given it to Messi as this nomination is by the best football player. Is it not a shame for the genius football player like Henrikh in the top ten, always top ten. I do not know what political and personal interests these stupid ones pursue, it is their own business, let them not deal with us.”
Arpine SIMONYAN
