Nicaraguan Football and COVID-19-The game goes on

[Rangerista]

This is an interesting article on the realtionship between football, the Coronavirus pandemic and living under a dictatorship. The popularity of the game has always been subject to the interference by those in authority, so Ortega just continues that well trodden inclination.

'Our players are afraid': Nicaraguan football ploughs on amid the crisis

Diriangén are unhappy games continue in a country where sport represents a vision of stability for strongman president Ortega

www.theguardian.com

The subject is also discussed on the BBC World Service programme World Football (listen from 16:45):

World Football - Pay cuts, Christian Kabasele and football in Nicaragua - Pay cuts, Christian Kabasele and football in Nicaragua - BBC Sounds

Watford and Belgium defender Christian Kabasele talks about life in lock down.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[A Magician Named Gob]

I'm watching some Belorussian game right now on Betfair.

I feel as stupid for watching it as they should for playing.

 

[willbear]

I'm watching some Belorussian game right now on Betfair.

I feel as stupid for watching it as they should for playing.

Snap, and their is a second game live right after it @ 17.00hrs.

 

[A Magician Named Gob]

Snap, and their is a second game live right after it @ 17.00hrs.

The red team look better. Lump on the green.

 

[willbear]

The red team look better. Lump on the green.

There are 3 games on Saturday @ 1.30- Shakhtyor; 2.30- Bate &
5.30- Dinamo Brest. Also 3 on Sunday @ 12.00; 2.00; 4.00pm, would imagine most will be live?.

 

[A Magician Named Gob]

There are 3 games on Saturday @ 1.30- Shakhtyor; 2.30- Bate &
5.30- Dinamo Brest. Also 3 on Sunday @ 12.00; 2.00; 4.00pm, would imagine most will be live?.

Football's football at a time like this. I wonder if there's more or less chance of match fixing.

 

[willbear]

Football's football at a time like this. I wonder if there's more or less chance of match fixing.

It looks like Killie's plastic shitpitch.?

 

[willbear]

So going by that Ad. its the 5.30- DinamoBrest.v. Slavia thats live on
Saturday then mate? And the 1.30 Shahktyor game, just up live.