«Telekanal «Futbol» is a Russian sports television channel specializing in football. It was launched in 2005 and has since become one of the most popular sports channels in Russia.
The channel broadcasts matches from various football leagues, including the championships of Germany, Spain, Argentina, Ukraine, and Belgium. «Telekanal «Futbol» also shows matches from qualifying tournaments for the European Championship, the Cups of Italy, the Netherlands, Scotland, and Ukraine, as well as classic football matches and friendly matches of leading teams.
Live broadcasts occupy up to 30% of the channel's airtime. «Telekanal «Futbol» has exclusive rights to broadcast the club channels of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. All programs are adapted for Russian-speaking viewers.
Among the channel's popular programs are: «Mir futbola» — about past rounds of championships, «Legend of football» — about the best footballers and great coaches, «On this day in past seasons» — broadcasts of matches that took place on this day years ago, «Club news» and «Player profiles».
