ˈæftɚ sˈɛɹɡeɪ fɜːsˈɛŋkoʊ ɹɪzˈaɪnd ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈaɪv dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, sɪmˈɑːnjən wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ˈæktɪŋ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə ɹˈʌʃən fˈʊtbɔːl jˈuːniən fɚɹə sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm.
After Sergei Fursenko resigned on 25 June 2012, Simonyan was appointed acting president of the Russian Football Union for a second time.