Presence of Belarus in international football is validation for a pariah state

Northern Ireland’s tie with eastern European nation can be viewed as a win for president Alexander LukashenkoThe banner in Legia Warsaw’s near-empty away section said more than any action on a football pitch could. Down below, Dinamo Minsk were falling to a 4-0 defeat against the home side in last week’s Conference League fixture but no one really cared. “Voices silenced but must not be forgotten,” it read, the slogan continuing beneath an image of Belarus repurpose