Former football player of Moscow CSKA and the USSR national team Vladimir Ponomarev questioned the status of the capital’s “Spartak” as a people’s team.
“Even with me, Spartak began to be called the people’s team. But why it’s popular, I don’t understand. They had their own butchers, store managers who supported them. They were rooting for them in furniture stores. They called them “meat”. But why do people not understand something?
They probably didn’t know what else to call it, because who are they? Well, supposedly popular, they said. CSKA can also be called the national team. Yes, all teams are national, everyone is equally sick. Well, let Spartak call himself that,” the senior quotes. legal betting.
Throughout its history, Spartak became the champion of the USSR and Russia 22 times. CSKA has won 13 gold medals.
In the current season of the Russian Premier League (RPL), the army team has accumulated 51 points over 26 weeks and is in second place. Spartak is two points behind and in fourth place.
In the 26th round of the RPL, CSKA will play Moscow “Torpedo”, and “Spartak” will fight “Khimki” in the penultimate place.
Former Russian midfielder Vladimir Bystrov declarationCSKA is stronger than Spartak.