Previously, Arshavin asked the president about the possible development of a national football simulator, which would become an analogue of the FIFA game. Moreover, even before that, Arshavin harshly criticized the introduction of Fan ID in Russia. At the same time, the former footballer said that the question of the “fan passport” should be asked directly to Putin.
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“Why didn’t you ask about the Fan ID? Because where was it? At the Future Games. Isn’t there a Fan ID there? There isn’t no. But how can we explain that the Rostov-Dynamo match is played on Saturday and a Fan ID is needed there, and on Wednesday they play the Cup in the same stadium, and it is not necessary… “That’s why I wanted a question about Fan ID, and not FIFA? That was inappropriate,” Arshavin said on the YouTube channel. “It’s football, bro.”
Source: Sport

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