Giner: “In Russia there is only one derby – CSKA and Spartak
The President of the Moscow CSKA Evgeny Giner reproached sports journalists for assigning the “derby” status to the matches of the teams who are principled rivals. “I am surprised when you, journalists and television people, say:“ Derby of such and such a team. ” I do not want to offend anyone, but such a derby does not exist. There is only one derby – CSKA and Spartak. In Spain, you can’t call the derby match “Atletico” (Madrid) – “Real” (Madrid) or “Atletico” – “Athletic” (Bilbao). There is one derby – “Barcelona” and “Real”. All!- That is, in Russia there is only one derby?“Derby can be between teams that have the largest number of fans,” Giner said in an interview with Sport24 to Andrei Babich.
