A Russian commentator has been sacked after being caught dozing off
during Spanish giants Barcelona’s Champions League group stage tie
against Bayer Leverkusen.
Vasily Utkin, who is one of the leading pundits on Russia’s states
sport network, Match TV, which was set up by President Vladamir Putin
just last year, was commentating on the 1-1 draw between the
competition’s holders and the German club when he was heard snoring into
the broadcaster’s microphones.
Nevertheless, the 43-year-old has now lost his role at the network, despite his claims that he suffers from a sleeping disorder which caused the incident.
“I am convinced that [the suspension] is due to this commentary in the game between Bayer and Barca. But I wasn’t spoken to just about this game,” Utkin told the TASS agency.
“I can explain what happened in the match. For a few years, I’ve been suffering from chronic sleep disorder. It just so happened that at the end of the first half, I fell asleep and I was talking in my sleep.
“Naturally, it is very easy to understand that this is the case, because in the second half there were no problems at all.”
Nevertheless, the 43-year-old has now lost his role at the network, despite his claims that he suffers from a sleeping disorder which caused the incident.
“I am convinced that [the suspension] is due to this commentary in the game between Bayer and Barca. But I wasn’t spoken to just about this game,” Utkin told the TASS agency.
“I can explain what happened in the match. For a few years, I’ve been suffering from chronic sleep disorder. It just so happened that at the end of the first half, I fell asleep and I was talking in my sleep.
“Naturally, it is very easy to understand that this is the case, because in the second half there were no problems at all.”
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