Vasily Vyacheslavovich Utkin (russian: Василий Вячеславович Уткин; born in 1972) is a Russian
sports
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reporter
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, author, former host of the television show ''
The Football Club'', TV and radio presenter, entertainer, actor and a former co-owner of the Russian sport website
Sports.ru.
Appointed Chief editor of the sports channels of
NTV Plus
NTV Plus (russian: НТВ Плюс) is the brand name for the Russian digital satellite television service from NTV, transmitted from Eutelsat's W4 satellite at 36.0°E and from Bonum 1 at 56.0°E. Previously a part of Vladimir Gusinsky's med ...
in September 1, 2010 and was in place until change of structure to
Match TV.
Utkin left Match TV after refusing to work with
Tina Kandelaki
Tina Kandelaki (russian: Тина Канделаки, ka, თინათინ კანდელაკი born 10 November 1975) is a Russian journalist, television presenter, producer, and a co-owner of the Apostol company.
Biography
Kan ...
in 2015. In 2020 his views on poor governance in Russia were attacked by tv host
Vladimir Solovyov.
Known also for shocking actions and statements, some even causing international scandals.
[ Sports commentator Utkin gave rise to an international scandal said that he would like every day to dip Lukashenko in the toilet]
/ref>Stanislav Cherchesov
Stanislav Salamovich Cherchesov (russian: Станислав Саламович Черчесов, ; os, Черчесты Саламы фырт Станислав, Ĉerĉesty Salamy fyrt Stanislav; born 2 September 1963) is a Russian football m ...
.
He is also an occasional actor who played part of a candidate for Governor Igor Tsaplin in Kvartet I's play ''Election Day'' and follow-up movies Election Day
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(2007) and Election Day 2 (2016). Vasiliy Utkin
at IMDb
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References
External links
Concert site Vasily UtkinAutobiography Vasily UtkinConference Vasily Utkin on Sports.ru*
On Vasily Utkin attacked from behind
Russian journalists
Russian sports journalists
Writers from Moscow
1972 births
Living people
Russian association football commentators
People from Balashikha
Russian YouTubers
Russian activists against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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