Former striker of St. Petersburg Zenit and London Arsenal, Andrei Arshavin, after the opening ceremony of the Future Games in Kazan, turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to create a Russian football simulator. Her words transmits Pavel Zarubin.
According to him, such an idea could help the younger generation to realize themselves in virtual games for clubs in the Russian Premier League (RPL).
“I have a proposal for the emergence of our football simulator, where our guys can play for our national team, for RPL teams, for regional teams, because there is nothing like this in foreign analogues. I believe this will help maintain interest in football because many men now live in front of the computer,” said Arshavin.
The “Games of the Future” phygital tournament will be held between February 21 and March 3. The sports program includes competitions in 21 innovative disciplines, which will be held at ten sports facilities in Kazan and Sochi. Thus, in the capital of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, the G-Drive phygital racing tournament will be held, where athletes will have to show the best time both on the virtual track and on the real race track.
It was previously reported that Alina Zagitova. visit Opening ceremony of the Games of the Future.