Football Kentron

Football Kentron's first live show! The boys get together and stream an episode live for the first time ever! In this show, the boys discuss Armenia's amazing Euro 2024 Qualifiers campaign victories over Wales and Latvia. Armenia defeated Wales 4-2 in Cardiff and Latvia 2-1 at home to take maximum points form this qualification window. The boys take a look at the matches and break down just how Petrakov succeeded. Then the boys look ahead to the next matches in qualifiers. A lot to discuss! Follow us on our socials @FootballKentron

Is it June already? National Team camp is in full swing as Armenia prepare for a trip to Ryan Reynolds second home, Wales! After opening the campaign with a narrow 2-1 defeat at home, the Havakagan look to bounce back against a transitioning Welsh side. Despite dealing with retirements and changes, Wales site pretty on 4 points after 2 matches, while Armenia have 0 after just 1. The boys break down the Armenian squad list, talk possible tactics and players that will be key in ensuring we fly back to Yerevan with 3 points. Then the boys turn their attention to Latvia. Also on 0 points after 1 matchday, the Latvians are a resilient bunch and will likely be tough to break down. The boys discuss how to avoid another Lichtenstein. 6 big points up for grabs in this window. Let's get them all!

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We know we always say this but there is so much to Armenian football to talk about that we are overloaded! The latest episode of Football Kentron covers a variety of topics including the Armenia National Team squad list for the upcoming EURO 2024 Qualifiers v Wales and Latvia. The boys also go in depth on Armenian Premier League Champions Urartu and how they won the domestic double. Finally the boys talk about some individual players including Grant Leon Ranos, who just signed for Bundesliga side Gladbach and where in the world will Eduard Spertsyan end up? Finally, Armen details Henrikh Mkhitaryan's Champions League Final chances as he looks to be the first Armenian to win Europes most coveted prize!

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The best (and only) series Football Kentron has produced is back with a BANG! The latest edition of FK Future Stars of Armenian football is here and you know we don't miss! In the latest edition we highlight several young and talented Armenian footballers from around the world, and in Armenia, who are making waves! Part 4 includes:

1. Mark Gevorgyan (18, RB, RB Salzburg - Austria)
2. Irakli Yegoian (19, MF, FC Twente - Netherlands)
3. Levon Vardanyan (20, CF, FC Noah - Armenia)
4. David Sargsyan (18, CB, Royal Antwerp - Belgium)
5. Massis Guluk (21, DMF, Standard Liege - Belgium )
6. Nicolas Rossi Marachlian (21, LW, Peñarol - Uruguay)

The young gents included in this list are endorsed by your favorite Armenian podcast to make it far. Don't be surprised if you hear their names a lot sooner, maybe even at the national team! Don't forget to like, subscribe, share and all that jazz.

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Armenia wrap up the first international window of 2023 and matchday 1 of UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers with a 1-2 loss by Turkey and a 2-2 draw in a friendly with Cyprus. Despite the results there is a lot to be optimistic for in the future of Armenian football. This window saw national team debuts of 7 players, including Nair Tiknizyan, Hrant Leon Ranos and Georgi Harutyunyan. All of the newcomers impressed massively and will give Petrakov a lot to think about as the old guard let the team down again. Join us in this episode as we discuss the Armenia v Turkey match and Grant Leon Ranos' amazing debut v Cyprus!

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Things are heating back up in Armenian football just in time for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers.  

In this episode the boys discuss the Armenian Premier League expectations with new transfers, talents of the near future and if they will join Armenia and squad expectations for Euro Qualifiers with Petrakov at the helm.

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Football Kentron is back and refreshed for a whole new year of footballing excellence!  The boys convene for the first episode of 2023 and discuss some major talking points from the, what felt like an eternity of a, hiatus.  The Armenia National Team has a new manager!  Oleksandr Petrakov, the former Ukraine NT manager who led his nation to a World Cup playoff and won the u20 World Cup in 2019 will take over as our new manager.  the boys discuss Petrakov and what that will mean for our chances in EURO Qualifiers.  The boys also discuss the uneventful transfer window that included only a few moves.  All that and a lot more in this episode!

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The Armenia NT held 2 meaningless friendly matches against Kosovo and Albania respectively. Roman Berezovsky took the helm as interim manager and called up a mixed bag that included way too many usual faces and a solid group of youngsters who sat on the bench while the old guys went out there and made fools of themselves. Were there bright sides? Sure? I guess? Listen to the episode and find out!

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Football Kentron is celebrating 2 milestones in this episode! We are officially 2 years old AND releasing our 50th episode! We could not have made it this far without our listeners and followers. Thank you for joining us on our journey to make Armenian football better.

In this show we discuss Pyunik's successful European campaign, a look at the current Armenian Premier League standings and the big questions looming around the National Team.

On the 49th edition of Football Kentron we take a look at some of the key events in the Armenian football game.  After a disappointing UEFA Nations League Campaign the Armenia NT found out their rivals for the upcoming EURO 2024 qualifiers.  

Pyunik continue their European journey and tripped up away in Lithuania to Zalgiris.  A win v Slovan Thursday can seal the deal, making even more history. Elsewhere the Armenian Premier League is growing strong with 4 teams in contention for the title.  Eduard Sperstyan continues his form and our boys are getting by in Europe.

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Oui Oui Oui!!! This special interview is in French ONLY, sorry everyone else lol

Theo sat down with former OM and Armenia NT defender Gael Andonian in July for a special interview to discuss a variety of topics from his early career in Marsielle to playing with Armenia and what he is up to now.

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Armenia were defeated in the final 2 matched of the UEFA Nations League Campaign 5-0 to Ukraine and 3-2 to Ireland.  The boys take a look back throughout the campaign and discuss overarching themes that led us to where we are today.

Don Joaquin Caparros and the FFA have called it quits.  Armenia will have a new manager soon, but who?

Pyunik have an opportunity to venture further into uncharted waters. A double header against Zalgiris can potentially lead to a knockout round birth for the Armenian champions!

Armenia finds itself defending its sovereignty against a genocidal Azerbaijan supported by Turkey.  The brave men and women of the Armenian army defended our borders.  We salute them.

Pyunik defeat Slovan Bratislava 2-0 to become the first Armenian club to win a european match!  Pyunik jump to second place in the group and can push to make more history and make the knockout rounds!

Joaquin Caparros called up his squad for the UEFA Nations League matches agains Ukraine and Ireland, which will see us either remaining in League B or relegated.  A couple of huge names missing off the list, but an overall very strong squad led by the young prodigy Eduard Spertsyan who continues his unreal form with 8 goals and 3 assists in 10 matches.

Pyunik begin their European journey this week as they represent Armenia away to Swiss giants FC Basel.  Pyunik will also face Tigran Barseghyan's Slovan Bratislava and Lithuanian side Zalgiris! 

Eduard Seprtsyan is the best player in Russia, and maybe even the continent right now. Zhirayr Shaghoyan is making the APL his own house and Armenians are taking over.

Lots of news, lots of European action to cover!

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The boys are back and with them comes a whole new season! As transfers begin to wind down, European competition heats up!  Pyunik made history by sealing a spot in UEFA competition this season, only the second Armenian club side ever! The question looms, will it be Europa League or Conference League?  We recap their journey so far and look ahead to the all important second leg in Moldova.  Back home the Armenian Premier League season is underway and with it comes a ton of surprises.  We also take a look at some of the late transfers from the summer and discuss how individual players are doing in their domestic and club seasons.

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After an upbeat start to the UEFA Nations League Campaign, the Armenia National Team spiraled out of control in a 3-0 loss to Ukraine followed by an embarrassing 1-4 defeat and 2 red cards. The boys give their closing thoughts on the window.

Transfer window is back and Armenians are expected to go a lot of places. Eduard Spertsyan and Henrikh Mkhitaryan headline the summer's rumors, but where will they go?

Armenian clubs begin preparation for continental competition! Pyunik will play in the first round of the UEFA Champions League while Alashkert and Ararat Yerevan start in the UECL round 1.  Ararat Armenia will begin in UECL round 2. How will they do?

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The UEFA Nations League kicked off this week and Armenia started with a superb team effort against Ireland that resulted in a 1-0 win from a beautiful long range strike from Eduard Spertsyan.  Things got a little frustrating Wednesday evening in Glasgow as Armenia suffered a 2-0 loss to a very strong Scottish side.  Two first half headers were the difference and although Armenia played a great second half there was no real danger.  The boys break down the mathces and give their thoughts on what went wrong in this special quick take edition of FK!

It was an unfortunate result but we move forward!  Armenia travel to Ukraine on Saturday then back in Yerevan for another shot at Scotland.

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Pyunik and Ararat Armenia have taken the Armenian Premier League title race down to the wire! Noravank upset Urartu in the Armenian Cup Final and Qualify for Europe!  Then we discuss our players in Europe and how they are winning titles and qualifying for European competition.  Finally we have a great discussion about the Republic of Ireland National Football Team with Irish Football Blog (@BlogIrish) and A Nations League Once Again Podcast (@ANLOAPod).  They provide us with in-depth knowledge on the current state of the Irish NT, what players to look out for and expectations in the upcoming UEFA Nations League.  All that and more in an action packed episode of Football Kentron!

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After a great team performance and a professional 1-0 win over Montenegro at home in Yerevan, the Armenia NT traveled to Oslo and got absolutely obliterated by Norway in a record 9-0 defeat.  The team tries to dissect how a manager that got us promoted to League B in UEFA Nations League managed to get the biggest stain in his, and our, career.  NT woes were not any better at the u21 and u19 level as they got smacked left and right as well.  All around worst NT break ever, hands down.  The Armenia Cup final is also set with Urartu set to take on Noravank!  We cover the usual domestic league and players abroad!

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Don Joaquin Capparos announced his squad for the upcoming March friendly fixtures versus Montenegro and Norway.  Some calls were awesome, some were a big yikes!  Tune in as we brea down the squad in typical FK fashion and completely ignore the opposition because it's a friendly so who cares.  Meanwhile our boys are on some good good lately because everyone cannot stop scoring these sweet sweet goals!  Listen now!

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We are back at it again bringing you the best and brightest young Armenian talent. This edition of FK Future stars includes:

Mikayel Mirzoyan

Greek Petrosyan

narek Grigoryan

Avedis Avedisian

Jean Rene Aghajanyan

Pavel Gorelov

Listen now to hear all about who they are, how they play and why they are bound to be the biggest players for our small nation!

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Guess whose back (back back, back) back again (again again again) FK's back, tell a friend.

We are back in the grind and kicking off 2022 with the first episode of Football Kentron! In this episode we discuss everything transfers! The crew breaks down the biggest transfers so far this windows, talk some transfers we would like to see and some potential names that can be added to the March friendly mix.

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Football Kentron is back! After a disappointing set of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, we look to talk about everything in Armenian football except the National Team, who let us down (again). Did we mention that they were a let down? Anyway, it's a good thing the u21 team is playing....... wait, never mind. Anyway, the Armenian Premier League is firing on all cylinders and Ararat Armenia are absolutely DOMINATING while Alashkert are sucking in Europe (as predicted). So join us in this super optimistic episode of Football Kentron!

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This is it, the apocalypse, WHOA! Not really BUT Armenia's World Cup hopes are hanging by a thread and the crucial October matches have arrived. The team is joined by Thomas from the Bryant & Me Podcast to discuss our new boy Lucas Zelarayan, who has made the commitment to join Armenia and is in the squad for the October matches. Armenia travel to Iceland first on Friday where 3 points are the minimum required before flying to Bucharest to take on direct rivals Romania. But before anything we must focus on the first match. Armenia will be without 2 crucial defenders and have to somehow pull off back to back wins away from home in order to keep the dream alive. This is going to be tough...

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Well.... that kinda sucked. Armenia's FIFA World Cup Qualifying campaign took a punch to the face last week after a lethargic 0-0 draw at N. Macedonia, an absolute demolishing 0-6 in Germany, and a ridiculous 1-1 draw at home to Lichtenstein. Despite the awful results Armenia are still second in the group. The big question on everyones mind is WHAT WENT WRONG? We break it down to 4 digestible points and discuss what needs to happen to avoid an embarrassing downfall next month. Alashkert will present Armenia in European Competition beginning this Tuesday (We were saying Thursday in the episode, my bad g). We discuss their odds and provide a short preview for the trip to Israel. We also dive into the Armenia WNT, who kick off their WCQ campaign this week. A lot to cover as always!

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Armenia remain top of Group J in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers after the least exciting 0-0 draw in recent memory. With the suspension of three key players, Caparros set out a side with a plan! That plan didn't work out, but luckily for us, neither did the North Macedonians! An event to forget. Now we turn our attention to the might Germans, who came off the back of a 2-0 win at home to Liechtenstein. A result for Armenia away could make all the difference as we turn to the back half of national team matches. Can Armenia pull something off? Our assessment here. 

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(*queue Super Smash Bros. Melee menu music*) WOW is it September already? It's time to turn our attention back to the Armenia National team in a set of pivotal FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches that will make or break the Armenian legend. Joaquin Caparros called up the squad he feels is best prepared to take on the monstrous challenge of defeating Macedonia, Germany and Liechtenstein. First, we discuss the opps and in what shape they are coming into this match, then we try to channel our inner Don Joaquin and predict the lineup and tactical approach. Obviously these guys are the ARCH RIVALS and a win here will continue the iconic journey of the national team. Armenia has given us reasons to cheer before in the past, but proceeded to let us down. This one feels different. With Caparros at the helm, Mkhitaryan back in the squad, this will be the best shot at qualifying for the coveted FIFA World Cup in Qatar next year. Join us on this journey as we preview Armenia v Macedonia! 

Armenians clubs continue to struggle in UEFA European competition. Alashkert are officially knocked out of Champions League after the 2nd round and now face Kamo Hovhannisyan and Kairat Almaty in the 3rd round of the Europa League. Ararat Yerevan were knocked out of the Conference League after a 12 goal thriller. Armenian PL season kicked off with some CRAZY results, and Armenian players across Europe begin pre-season training. PLUS, an Armenian NT player snubs a club at the airport! What?!? Be sure to rate and share!

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Summer is here and that means hot sun, piña coladas by the pool and UNLIMITED FOOTBALL! The EUROS were not even over and UEFA Club competitions kicked off across Europe where 4 Armenian clubs began their journey to being the first ever in a European club competition. Alashkert was victorious in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round and have now booked a trip to Poland! Ararat Yerevan were the only club in the Conference League to get out of the first round after dispatching the second highest seeded team in the qualifiers! Noah and Urartu unfortunately bowed out. Listen to our wrap up of the matches and reactions to some DUMB transfer rumors. 

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This episode is a mix of a whole lotta good stuff, some sweet some savory! The boys talk about the shortcomings of u21, WNT performances in the summer friendlies, Armenian club draws in the UEFA Champions League and Europa Conference League. Plus a whole lot of transfers, rumors, and news. Leave a rating and share!

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Armenia concluded the June friendly series with a 3-1 loss to EURO 2020 side Sweden. Armenia were outclassed in the first half but came back strong in the second, with Vahan Bichakhchyan scoring his first senior National Team goal. The Armenian side and Caparros now turn to September where Macedonia loom. The match was more to determine what players Caparros would use as alternatives come qualifiers, and we learned a lot. Enjoy this episode and don't forget to share!

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Armenia drew 1-1 against the Vice-World Champions Croatia after a stunning strike from Wbeymar Angulo equalized Ivan Perisic's opener. Armenia now undefeated in 9 straight matches (6 wins and 3 draws) turn to Sweden on Saturday. In this episode the boys talk about 3 things they liked, disliked, and want to see improved for the next match! 

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The young dynamic, tree climbing, kebab eating midfielder for the Armenian Women's National Team joined us for a conversation on how she ended up playing for Armenia, her favorite passed time, balancing school and being a football star, and much more! It was a joy having Rita with us on Football Kentron! Don't forget to follow Rita on Instagram @its_rita_grigorian

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Every year during the month of April, Armenians from all over the world mourn and reflect on the events that occurred in 1915. The Armenian genocide was the systematic killing and deportation of Armenians by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire. In 1915, during WWI, leaders of the Turkish government set in motion a plan to expel and massacre Armenians. By the early 1920s, when the massacres and deportations finally ended, 1.5 million Armenians were dead, with many more forcibly removed from the country. These events are what coined the term genocide: a premeditated and systematic campaign to exterminate an entire people. However, the Turkish government still does not acknowledge these events.

Today we take the time to reflect on the genocide and how it pertains to football. We discuss the Armenian Ladies' tournament success and talk about some NT player news as well as provide an updates on the Domestic League and Cup in Armenia. 

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After a historic 3-2 win over Romania in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, Armenia are top of group J with 9 points and are one of 4 nations in the entire tournament that have won all 3 opening matches. How did Armenia get off to this historic start? If you've been anywhere near FK you would already know! The boys break down the historic win and also talk some news and transfer rumors. New FK, now with outdo music!

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Armenia had a historic night in Yerevan defeating Iceland 2-0 in what will go down as one of the best performances in the national teams' history. Armenia, lead by Joaquin Caparros, now turn their attention to Romania who directly rival for second spot. The boys break down how Armenia was able to pull off such an incredible win and aww at the amazingness that is Tigran Barseghyan! Then they take a look ahead to Romania and try to get in Caparros' head to see how he will look to mastermind what would undoubtably be an iconic win. Armenia look to make it 9/9 points in March. Don't forget to follow and share!

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