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The fighting in Nagorno Karabakh, which has intensified in the last few hours and is far from reaching a ceasefire, became heavily involved in sports. According to a note from Infobae (https://www.infobae.com/america/), Varazdat Haroyan, captain of the Armenia team football team, finally gave up signing a contract with AEL Lárisa of Greece and putting a stop to his career to enlist in the army of his country, which is currently in conflict with Azerbaijan.
The agreement between the footballer and the Hellenic team was well advanced, even Haroyan He was in Greece to sign and go to the institution of the Super League of that country. However, the call by the Armenian Army to all those under 40 years of age to join its ranks changed their opinion, said the aforementioned media.
The 28-year-old defender had just terminated his contract with Russia’s Premier League Ural. “His agent informed the owner of the club, Alexis Kougias, via text message, that due to the current events in Artsakh, the 28-year-old center-back is called up to serve in the Armenian army,” said the account of Twitter Hellas Football.
“He has mobilized, like all Armenian citizens under the age of 40, and is already in the war zone,” explained the player’s representative in statements replicated by El Español. Haroyan He defended his country’s shirt 51 times.
This would not be the only case that has an athlete as the protagonist. According to Russian media Musavat, Azerbaijani fighter Tofik Musayev volunteered for his country’s army.
The 30-year-old athlete who stands out in the field of mixed martial arts has a record of 18 victories (the last 14 in a row) and 3 losses (he has not lost since October 31, 2014, against Aigun Akhmedov).
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