Belarusian football wins fans abroad as locals boycott matches

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MINSK -- As Belarus resists imposing a lockdown to combat the coronavirus, its football league has stumbled into the international limelight as Europe's only remaining top-flight competition.

MINSK -- As Belarus resists imposing a lockdown to combat the coronavirus, its football league has stumbled into the international limelight as Europe's only remaining top-flight competition.FC Slutsk fan Yahor Khavanski, 26, is "a bit afraid" but could not imagine quitting his weekend football fix.

Khavanski says he will keep attending matches, regardless of the risk. In his view, he faces "the same odds of being infected on public transport or in shops". The Belarusian Football Federation has followed the government's lead, saying it will not stop matches under the current guidelines. Clubs have started Twitter accounts in English to cater to the new influx of international spectators.FC Slutsk's main sponsor is a local, state-run sugar company.With the factory director in prison over a corruption conviction, Bunas says "the club's finances are catastrophic".

 

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