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Putin opens new stadium for Moscow's historic Torpedo club

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin inaugurated a new 15,000-seat stadium for Moscow's Torpedo football club.
  • The stadium keeps the name of former striker Eduard Streltsov, adds 1,600 seats to the previous venue and features an artificial pitch.
  • Torpedo had played at Luzhniki since 2021 while its former home underwent reconstruction.

Vladimir Putin inaugurated the new stadium of Moscow's historic Torpedo club on Saturday, joining the ceremony by video link with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

During the event, Putin spoke with an eight-year-old footballer and signed a ball commemorating the occasion. The new arena will retain the name of Eduard Streltsov, the former striker known for his technical ability who was sentenced to several years in prison during the Soviet era.

The stadium has 15,000 seats, 1,600 more than the previous venue, and an artificial pitch. It was originally built in 1959 as a training ground for the ZIL automobile factory's team. After falling into disrepair, it underwent reconstruction.

Torpedo had played at Luzhniki since 2021 while its home was rebuilt. The club, which once included Spanish players such as Agustín Gómez and Nemesio Pozuelo, has won the Soviet league three times. In the past 20 years, however, it has spent only one season in Russia's top division and faced numerous sporting and financial problems.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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