About the book: 2017 / The legendary creator of the Spartak society and for many years the head of the Moscow football team Nikolai Petrovich Starostin talks about his life in sports. The story about the history of the formation and development of domestic football takes place against the backdrop of turbulent events taking place in the country. Starostin talks about the people with whom he played and worked, expresses his opinions about the problems of our football. Few young Spartak fans know about the dramatic period in the life of the Starostin brothers, the years they spent in prison. In this book they will learn why they were persecuted and how a soccer ball helped save their lives and many others..