The friendly match between the Russian and Serbian national teams started with a minute of silence in memory of sports commentator and journalist Vasily Utkin, who passed away at the age of 53.
Everyone gathered in the stands stood in silence and applauded the journalist.
The match started at 20.00 Moscow time. The match is played at the VTB Arena stadium in Moscow. “socialbites.ca” manages a text online broadcast match.
On March 9, Utkin was urgently taken to one of Moscow hospitals. Doctors couldn’t save him. cause of death it could be pulmonary embolism.
Before his death, Utkin suffered from a serious cardiovascular disease. At the end of October 2023, he was diagnosed with atherosclerosis. In recent months, Utkin’s weight was over 200 kg. Doctors strongly advised her to urgently go on a diet and start losing weight.
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. In 2017, he became the president of the Egrisi football team, which plays in the Medya Football League.
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