Athletistic / Football. Legendary striker of Zenit and the Russian national team Andrei Arshavin spoke about his communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This happened during the opening ceremony of the Future Games in Kazan.
“Did I manage to communicate with world leaders at the opening ceremony of the Future Games? The world leader is alone now, so I was able to communicate with him. Impressions from communicating with the president are normal “, quotes Arshavin, quoted by TASS.
At the opening ceremony of the first ever Future Games, Andrei Arshavin sat directly behind Vladimir Putin. At the end of the ceremony, one of the best footballers in Russian history proposed to the head of state. Previously, Andrey created an analogue of the computer simulator FIFA (now EA FC).
During his football career, Andrei Arshavin won the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup (both in 2008) as part of Zenit, and also became a bronze medalist at Euro 2008 as part of the Russian national team.
Source: Sport
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