The head of the global football players’ union Fifpro has said it is ‘frankly not comprehensible’ that football is continuing to be played in Belarus despite the corona crisis.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has vowed to resist social distancing measures despite the country reporting its first death from the virus on Tuesday, and a surge in confirmed cases to 152.
Fifpro general secretary Jonas Baer-Hoffmann said: ‘We’re appealing for it to be taken with the same cautionary measures that have been taken in the rest of football.
Fifpro general secretary Jonas Baer-Hoffmann has slammed Belarus’ decision to play football. Belarus remains the only country in Europe defying the pandemic through playing football
A full Premier League program was played in Belarus last weekend and the next two matches are scheduled to take place on Friday in Minsk and Bobruisk respectively.
The Belarusian premier league which includes clubs such as BATE Borisov and Dinamo Minsk has signed a string of TV deals as fans around the world seek to fill the void left by canceled competitions.
A capacity crowd flocked to watch the Minsk derby take place on Saturday afternoon Belarus’ president Alexander Lukashenko has been adamant that there is no need to panic
The Belarus Football Federation is still allowing fans into stadiums which have helped to clinch broadcast deals with sports networks in 10 countries, including Russia Israel and India.
Lukashenko played in an ice hockey match last week and reportedly claimed drinking vodka and taking a sauna was a way to beat the virus that has now killed over 40,000 people worldwide
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