Belarus defiantly keeps playing while the rest of the sports world goes on hiatus

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Fans react during the Belarus Championship soccer match between Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino and Belshina Bobruisk in the town of Zhodino, Belarus, on March 27, 2020.With most sports around the world shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic, longtime Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is proudly keeping soccer and hockey arenas open.

Soccer fans in need of their weekly fix are turning to Belarus, home to one of the few professional leagues that is still playing.With foreign sports networks having little to show and few other options for sports betting, Lukashenko says the pandemic is a perfect opportunity to put the country’s soccer league on display.

Belarus doesn’t publish daily figures on the spread of the virus. On Friday, the last day for which statistics are available, the country recorded 94 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with no deaths. There isn’t much competition, with betting sites offering little more than Nicaraguan soccer, Tajikistan basketball and Russian table tennis as rivals.

 

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Globe_Sports Wow this is interesting and amazing.. in so many ways.. garyvee tySchmitt5 your thoughts? Ty I'm bringing you into this cause I know you are a huge soccer fan and you may want to stream some games..

Globe_Sports Stay tuned... give it a few weeks...

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