theme 12/02/1997 (1997)

The theme of the transfer is football.

Newsreel 1930-1960-ies: episodes of football matches with the participation of various clubs.

Football match on Red Square.

The CDKA team on the field in 1948, alternates with the frames of the modern shooting of veterans of the team.

The return of Soviet footballers from the European Championship in 1960.

Episodes of the match of the USSR-Brazil.

Football veterans Valentin Nikolaev, Alexey Paramonov, Valentin Bubukin, Vladimir

Ponomarev recalled the most vivid episodes from the history of Soviet football, the disbanding of the CDSA team in 1951 because of the loss to the Yugoslav team, about his coaching work, about the final meeting with the Yugoslav team in Melbourne in 1956, about the physical and moral qualities of Soviet football players, about participation in the European Cup in 1960, about the goalkeeper Lev Yashin and other players, about the theoretical training of players, about the football tour of South America and the game with the Brazilian national team.

Sports columnist Vladimir Pereturin speaks about the lack of professionals in Russian football, about the importance of patriotism for achieving victory, about the influence of refereeing on the outcome of the game.

Competition between spectators to hold the ball.

President of the Russian Football Union Vyacheslav Koloskov speaks about Russia's membership in the Football Federation, the current state of Russian football, about the financial side of the problem, the reasons for the failure of the Russian football team, about his career as a sports official and his merits, about the lack of training reserve, the departure of Russian players abroad and the negative consequences for domestic football.

Singer Oleg Gazmanov talks about his passion for football, about the influence of the Russian national team's game on his work, on fans, he sings the song "Football".