Trivia

He was also an occasional actor who played the part of a candidate for Governor Igor Tsaplin in Kvartet I's play Election Day and follow-up movies Election Day (2007) and Election Day 2 (2016).

Utkin was also known for shocking actions and statements, some even causing international scandals (= Sports commentator Utkin gave rise to an international scandal - he said that he would like to dip Lukashenko in the toilet every day).

He had been on Russian television since 1994, was a journalist and presenter of the programme "Football Club".

In 2004 and 2005, Utkin was presented with the TEFI award for "Best Sports Commentator" in the category of "Best Sports Commentator." He was acknowledged in this particular category for his accomplishments.

In recent years, he ran his own YouTube channel and was the owner of the amateur football club Egrisi.

According to the information, the first cause of death was a blood clot that had been dislodged. It was concluded that the primary cause of death was a pulmonary embolism rather than any other factor.

He studied at the Faculty of Philology of Moscow Pedagogical State University.

Vasily Utkin was a Russian sports reporter, author, host of the television show The Football Club, television and radio presenter, entertainer, actor and a co-owner of the Russian sport website Sports.ru.