Gomelsky – about Utkin: “I knew that Vasya was seriously ill. My friend is dead. I am in mourning”

No one commented on football like Vasily Utkin, my comrade died, I am in mourning, sports commentator, four-time USSR basketball champion Vladimir Gomelsky told .

Utkin’s death was announced on Tuesday. On March 6, he turned 52.

– I am not surprised by this news. I knew that Vasya was seriously ill. And that’s a shame. Because among us, sports commentators, he was the best at working with our main tool: Vasin’s Russian language was admired. He really is someone who could write books if he wanted to. He simply spoke brilliantly.

He was sometimes accused of partiality: he liked certain people and did not like others. But he is honest, he loved with all his heart. I still believe that no one has commented on football like him. My comrade died, I am in mourning,” Gomelsky told .

Source : MatchTV

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