Former Soviet goalkeeper Vladimir Maslachenko dies

MOSCOW. November 29. KAZINFORM Former Soviet national football team goalkeeper Vladimir Maslachenko, who later became a renowned television commentator, died on Sunday at the age of 74. Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

Ukrainian-born Maslachenko, who had played for Spartak Moscow and had been named the Soviet Union's best goalkeeper in 1961, suffered a stroke on November 18.

President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin expressed their condolences to the near and dear of the football legend.

Maslachenko will be buried on Wednesday, his son told Sovsport.ru. The time and place of the burial ceremony will be revealed later. Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version