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– It is incomprehensible that it continues to play soccer in the middle of the koronavirus-pandemic, says secretary-general in a, Jonas Baer-Hoffmann, to the BBC.
While the football around in the world is standing still (with the exception of Nicaragua, Turkmenistan, Burundi and Myanmar) because of koronaviruset, will still keep The belarusian football association life in toppfotballen as planned.
in Fact, this is the only country in Europe where it is being played toppfotball right now, and the football association in the country has also no intentions to delay games or cancel the season as a result of koronaviruset.
In the weekend flowed fans to the various stadiums around the country to get the 2.-the round of the top division in Belarus.
FIFPro now requires that the country undertakes the same actions as other countries in Europe – that is to stop all toppfotball.
– We ask that it be completed the same measures as in the rest of football, ” says Jonas Baer-Hoffmann.
– All with your wits intact will say that they must do the same, and we will do our to influence (the government, ed.anm.).
– There are players that caters to us and tells us that they are concerned about, ” he adds.
Belarus football association have now sold the TV rights to countries around the world.
Photo: Sergei Grits / AP – Total madness
Fotballpausen in the world has, however, led to the unaccustomed demand for football in Belarus. A product that to the ordinary do not get very much attention. Thus, it is also been a question of money.
the Decision to neglect the threat from koronaviruset and allow fans in stadiums has helped the Belarus football association sell the TV rights to ten new countries, including major TV markets such as Russia and India.
The sportskommentator, Jan Petter Saltvedt, who is is one of those who react strongly that Belarus earns roughly to let the football roll on.
– This is the regime’s way to attract attention abroad. It’s total madness. Some of the more paradoxical is that it is portrayed as a youngest son, ” says Saltvedt.
– It makes the belarusian football to the most attractive league right now. It is just as pointless as it sounds, he points out.
the Radio sportskommentator Jan Petter Saltvedt.
Photo: Torstein Bøe / NTB scanpix – Not a serious situation
Belarus is governed by its controversial president, Alexander Lukashenko, who received international attention when he asked his citizens to drink vodka and take a sauna at koronaviruset.
the President has also refuted that there are some cases of koronasmitte in the country, and has in addition come with a number of confusing statements that “it is better to die standing, than to live while you are on your knees” and “people working on the tractors, and no one is talking about the virus. In the villages want the tractor to heal all. Seed heals all”.
Why should we not play? We have a state of emergency in the country? This is not a serious situation, and that is why we started the season as usual, said the country’s fotballpresident, Vladimir Bazanov recently.
the Country has 152 registered cases of covid-19. Mørketallene is, however, probably large.
Neighbouring Russia, which has long refrained from implementing restrictive measures, has now carried out extensive restrictions as to shut off the borders to prevent infection.
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