The corresponding agreement was signed by Dmitry Kiselev, the director general of the agency, and ROC President Stanislav Pozdnyakov.
"We are the largest and most quoted domestic media group in the world with vast experience in covering international sports competitions of the highest level," Kiselev said.
Pozdnyakov, in his turn, said that ROC and Rossiya Segodnya were sure to find new innovative and creative formats to reach a larger audience and maintain interest in the national team.