Triple Olympic medalist Edward Latypov told that media football is not close to him because sometimes there is no room for respect from an opponent.
The Media League is a competition between non-professional teams and bloggers whose matches accumulate millions of views on social networks. Amkal and 2DROTS, who play in this tournament, made their debut in the Russian FONBET Cup earlier, where they passed the first stage.
— Now, various athletes are showing an active interest in the Medialiga. Even Plushenko found himself in one of the teams.
– Yes, I heard, of course, about Medialeague teams, – Latypov told . – Who is the most famous of them: 2DROTS, Amkal, Broke? Interesting, fun, but it seems to me that there are more show-offs, like in MMA: they shout, they fight!
– That’s what media football is for!
– Well, yes, there is more fighting than football. It’s not near me. For me, football is about respect for the opponent, not constant intrigues, investigations, fights or anything else. Although it is interesting! The teams still show up in the Russian Cup. It’s clear that all serious opponents are still ahead, slowly progressing through the tournament.
– In theory, if you had the opportunity and the time, would you create your own team?
– I don’t know if it’s possible. There are many biathletes who play football well. I don’t think we would be in competition, but that would be cool (laughs). There is a team… It is unlikely that anyone will agree to play permanently, you always have to live in one place, and biathletes are scattered all over the country. If you’ve been invited to a team, you can. It would be more real.
– If you’re still dreaming. What would such a team be called?
– SBR (laughs). Everything is easy!
– Then we have to come up with another decoding of the abbreviation.
— Strong, fast, reasonable (laughs). Names are not for me.
Source : MatchTV
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