Robert ShilkovichSport correspondentAll materialsThe famous singer, poet and actor Vladimir Vysotsky passed away on July 25, 1980. He was a big fan of sports, which was reflected in his work. Sport recalls the famous lines of the favorite of millions. Football occupied a special place in Vysotsky's life. In particular, in 1970, he watched the exciting denouement of the USSR championship, where CSKA and Dynamo determined the champion in head-to-head matches. Vysotsky sang about this final confrontation.
"You won't lure me to a pop concert,
Not to a Western movie about cowboys:
The final match for the championship of the USSR —
Today we will root for both!
So I ask: do not wake me up in the morning —
I will not wake up on a beep and a siren,
I have been sick for a long time , and today I will die
At the Central Sports Arena".
Vysotsky devoted more than one work to outstanding Soviet and foreign football players. In 1971, he wrote a song dedicated to the famous goalkeeper of the Moscow Dynamo and the USSR national team Lev Yashin, in which he sings on behalf of the goalkeeper: «The ball is in my hands — the stands are going crazy, — Although the «tenth» deftly wrapped it —
I've had problems like this for a long time.
Only someone behind me suddenly sighed softly.
Turned around, I heard a voice from behind the cameras:
«Sorry, but you, Lyova, ruined the picture for me.< br>What do you want — well, once again touch the ball with your hands,
Well, I would shoot a beautiful goal».