Presentation of Juventus FC Academy takes place in Armenia 

ArmInfo.  The presentation of the Juventus Football Club Academy took place in Armenia.

As reported by the press service of the RA Ministry of Education,  Science, Culture and Sports, the projects of the future Academy, the  infrastructure that meets international standards, and the new UEFA  Category II stadium were presented during the event. The presentation  was attended by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the head of the RA  Prime Minister's Office Arayik Harutyunyan, the RA Minister of  Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan, the  President of the Football Federation of Armenia Armen Melikbekyan,  and other officials. The legend of the Italian football club  Juventus, the world and European champion as part of the French  national team, and the current FIFA Ambassador David Trezeguet also  arrived in Armenia to participate in the event.

Welcoming those present, Zhanna Andreasyan congratulated everyone on  the launch of an important program, which, according to the Minister,  can become a system-forming structure on the path of reforms  implemented by the RA government in the field of sports. The Minister  emphasized that the development of football is one of the separate  directions of the Physical Culture and Sports Strategy of the  Republic of Armenia for 2024-2030. "Currently, more than 100 sports  facilities are being built in different settlements of the country.  Opportunities are being created in new schools for thousands of  children to engage in sports.  The presence of football fields is a  must in these educational complexes. The created opportunities will  allow children to engage in sports more actively, revealing their  talent," Zhanna Andreasyan said.

In the context of sports development, the Minister also stressed the  importance of establishing new standards of content. "I am confident  that the Juventus Academy will set a new standard for football  education in Armenia. This will not only be the work of the Club's  Academy, but also a benchmark that will guide us and help Armenia  have internationally comparable football and sports education,"  Zhanna Andreasyan noted.

The Minister also pointed out the components of the Academy's  activities that will contribute to the improvement of sports  medicine, refereeing, coach training and other areas. Zhanna  Andreasyan confirmed the readiness of the RA government to  continuously support the program.

The Juventus Football Club Academy in Armenia will consist of 3  sports bases for 2,000 athletes, two of which will be located in the  Avan administrative district of Yerevan and in the area adjacent to  the Hrazdan stadium, and the third in the Nor Hachn community of  Kotayk region. The academies will have infrastructure that meets high  international standards, including open and closed, natural and  artificial pitches of different sizes with night lighting. The  Academy will operate on both a paid and free basis, depending on the  children's academic performance and results. Every year, the best  students of the Academy will be sent to Turin, to the main Juventus  Academy, where they will participate in training and friendly  matches. It is planned that the construction of sports facilities, as  well as a stadium of the second category of UEFA, will be completed  next year.