The staff of the Football Club program confirmed the information about the death of the famous journalist and commentator Vasily Utkin. The post appeared on his website telegram channel after death.
“Friends. It’s true. Vasya is no longer with us. Information about the farewell ceremony will be published later on this channel. Please be understanding. We have lost a friend, colleague, teacher and a very good person like you.”
Vasily Utkin dead March 19 is the 53rd year of life. According to messages from the Mash Telegram channelThe journalist died of pulmonary embolism. A blood clot broke away.
In recent years, Utkin’s weight exceeded 200 kilos and doctors suggested him to lose this excess weight.
Vasily Utkin rose to fame as a football commentator on NTV and NTV-Plus in the mid-1990s. He hosted the “Football Club” program on television. After leaving, he became the author of a program of the same name on his YouTube channel.
Utkin announced that he was quitting commentating in 2017, but returned in 2018 to work on the Russian national team match at the World Cup.
Previously Sobchak acceptedThe commentator said he could not believe Utkin’s death.