Lukashenko: Why I Focus on Sports, Not Just Hockey

Lukashenko: «Why did I turn to sports? Not just hockey. Even the President is now being criticized for paying attention to hockey. If football players start playing like hockey players, I will gladly focus on football too. But right now, there's nothing to watch there. Football fans shouldn't be upset that I pay less attention to football. Not at all.»

Football and hockey are the main sports everywhere because they are popular and mass participatory. These are national sports.