Tarasova refused to consider football the main sport in Russia

Honored coach of the USSR in figure skating Tatyana Tarasova refused to consider football the main sport in Russia. Her words leads the “Championship”.

“I don’t like to watch football, we don’t have it. Is this sport well developed in our country? Well, is it normal when our team performs badly every time in European competitions?” she said. According to Tarasova, the main sports in Russia are figure skating and hockey.

Previously, three-time Olympic figure skating champion, and now a State Duma deputy, Irina Rodnina also refused to consider football the number one sport in Russia. “The popularity of football in the country is exaggerated. Every major start, we are convinced that our players are nothing of themselves, ”she said and hoped that due to the sanctions, football would cease to be financed in large volumes.

On February 28, the International Football Federation and the Union of European Football Associations suspended domestic teams from tournaments under their auspices. Due to the sanctions, the Russian national team lost its chances to participate in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and the clubs do not have the opportunity to play in European competitions.