Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev disagreed with the results of the VTsIOM survey showing a decrease in interest in football “Match TV”.
“Attendance at RPL matches last season is almost at the same level as the figures in 2005. The survey in 2005 and 2024 was conducted using different methods,” Degtyarev said.
September 30 on VTsIOM official website It was published Survey data showing Russians’ interest in football is declining.
The organization conducted a telephone survey; People aged between 18 and 1600 were interviewed. According to the results of the research, it was revealed that 77 percent of the respondents were uninterested in football.
On September 5, the Russian team played a friendly match with the Vietnamese team in Hanoi and the match ended with a score of 3:0.
Formerly in the State Duma we are not surprised Russians’ interest in football is decreasing.