How it was №1663 01/09/2001 (2001)

The gold of Soviet football, 1956 and 1960.

At the end of the 20th century, our fans got used to the failures of the national football team.

But it was not always so.

Once the glory of our athletes were envied by popular movie actors, they were admired by the secret academicians and members of the Central Committee.

These people worked wonders on the most famous football arenas in the world.

The stadiums stood in a single rush when they went out on the field.

It was the golden age of Soviet football.

The program is dedicated to the XVI Olympic Games of 1956, the European Cup of 1960 and other victories of the USSR national team in the late 1950s - early 1960s.

In the studio, Merited Masters of Sports of the USSR Nikita Simonyan, Valentin Ivanov, Valentin Bubukin, Victor Monday, Anatoly Byshovets.

Interview in the record: Honored Master of Sports of the USSR Anatoly Isaev.

In the preparation of the issue, cadres of Soviet and foreign football chronicles of different years were used.