Belarus remains the only country in Europe defying the coronavirus pandemic through playing football - and a capacity crowd flocked to watch the Minsk derby at the weekend. But after the Belarusian Vysheyshaya Liga kicked off this year's campaign against all the odds recently, supporters were not deterred from watching FC Minsk defeat their city rivals in a 3-2 thriller. A capacity crowd flocked to watch the Minsk derby as football in Belarus continues as normalThe Belarusian Vysheyshaya Liga is the only division in Europe defying coronavirus pandemicThe 3,000 capacity venue was bustling during the derby, and supporters had their temperatures checked before being allowed to enter the ground. So we decided that we are starting the championship in a timely manner. However, former Belarus international Alexander Hleb, who was capped 80 times, has previously expressed his concern with the extraordinary decision.

Source: Daily Mail March 28, 2020 18:04 UTC