MOSCOW, June 29, Alexander Govorov. If businessman Roman Abramovich buys Moscow's » Spartak, this will be good news for Russian football, Ilya Gerkus, the former president of Lokomotiv Moscow, told RIA Novosti. «Roman Abramovich loves football very much, he cannot live without it. I don't know him personally, I don't know what specific reasons he might have to buy Spartak Moscow. But why not? Spartak is a big brand, a big stadium, the capital of our country, a club with history and a lot of fans. Everything is possible in this life. If this happens, it will be very good news for our football. Of course, it would be interesting for me to watch this,» Gerkus said. Abramovich previously sold the English Chelsea. Spartak finished 10th in the Russian league table last season and won the Russian Cup.
