Arshavin on his childhood, family, money, morals and more

This interview, which appeared on MKRU, has, as I’m sure you can tell, been translated using Google. I can’t speak Russian, so this will have to do. The interview first appeared in the magazine ‘Atmosphere.’
One of the TV commentators once said that Arshavin was “born footballer.” Is that so?
- I love football as I can remember! And this is probably hereditary, both paternal and maternal. Mother’s brother played football and worked as a coach for a long time. My dad also was a good player (Sergey Arshavin graduated in Leningrad school football “Dynamo” and played for the team factory “Svetlana.” -  Auth. ). It was he who brought me to the football club “Change” when I was seven years old. But before that I’m more fond of checkers. Engaged in the second section, and even junior le...