It could be called an irresponsible measure. A stance that prioritizes the show over all risks. Despite the global crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, in some countries soccer continues to develop as if nothing happened.
The most striking case is that of Belarus, that despite his low professional level and limited international participation, the championship began last weekend with the presence of the public in its stadiums.
While the rest of the planet temporarily suspended their sports activities due to the coronavirus pandemic, in the Belarusian Premier League the commitments were disputed without any fear of contagion.
The tournament consisting of 16 teams It started with 8 games and his calendar was unaltered. Even the authorities confirmed the programming of the second date of the competition that will begin on Friday, March 27 with two other encounters.
Last Sunday the opening day ended with the triumphs of Slutsk (3-1 before Slavia) Y Minsk (3-1 against Belshina). The striking thing is that soccer Belarus try to progress with millionaire economic investments. An example of this refers to the close antecedent of the Dynamo Brest, what in 2018 I had hired Diego Maradona to empower its players and promote the club that was founded in the sixties.
In its latest reports, the National State had communicated that in its region there had been 76 infected with the COVID-19 virus; but As they still do not have fatalities, the ball continues to spin.
A situation similar to the one that occurs in Nicaragua, where last Sunday two games corresponding to the Closure (Deportivo Las Sábanas 1-1 Chinandega and Managua 4-2 Juventus). On the same tune, Turkey he suspended the football of the first division (Superliga), but continued the promotion with the victory of Ankara Demirspor in front of Elazıgspor (3 to 0).
Finally, in Australia the final of the women's tournament was played in a duel that consecrated Melbourne City, since the entity that is of the same owners of Manchester City of England and New York City of the MLS prevailed by the minimum difference against Sydney. Despite the game behind closed doors, about 500 people watched the clash at the stadium. Still in some sectors of the planet it is believed that the show should continue. Although the price is paid with dead.