Dmitry Bulykin said that hockey will never be more popular than football in Russia
Former Russian national team player Dmitry Bulykin compared the popularity of football and hockey in the country. Legalbet reports this.
According to him, playing with a ball is much more popular. “Historically, politics and football are discussed the most. Everyone knows everything about it. Hockey is not so popular, many people don’t even know how to play it. It’s too complicated technically,” Bulykin said.
Dmitry Bulykin played in Russia for the capital’s Lokomotiv and Dynamo. In Europe, the striker defended the colors of the German Bayer and Fortuna, the Belgian Anderlecht, as well as the Dutch ADO Den Hag, Ajax and Twente. He played 15 matches for the Russian national team, in which he scored seven goals.
On November 7, Olympic medalist in the Russian national team Pavel Bure compared the popularity of hockey and football in Russia. He named ball playing as his number one sport.
Source: Lenta
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