MOSCOW, January 19, Semyon Galkevich. Forward of the Russian hockey team Vadim Shipachev plays football on the console is as good as hockey on ice, said the defender of the national team Yegor Yakovlev. The Russian national team on Wednesday in Novogorsk held its first training session in preparation for the Olympics in Beijing (February 4-20). Yakovlev was the captain of the Russian national team at the Channel One Cup. «Some of the guys took a prefix to Novogorsk. Everyone has children, families, they don’t have much time, but here you can play. We haven’t gathered yet, but last time we Spike (Vadim Shipachyov) played a lot of football. He is good, he plays football on a console — like ice hockey. Just as cool, «Yakovlev told reporters.
