- Hindustan Times
Germany-Belgium FIH Pro League games to mark global hockey resumption
International hockey will have its first brush with the bio-bubble when it adopts Covid-19 protocols for the resumption of the FIH Pro League at Dusseldorf, Germany on Tuesday. It will be a weeklong affair comprising two matches each for the men’s and women’s teams of Germany and Belgium and its success could clear the path for more international competitions and bilateral tours in the buildup to next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
- The Associated Press
Belgium tops first FIFA rankings since pandemic shutdown
ZURICH (AP) -- The first FIFA men's world rankings for five months were still led by Belgium on Thursday after the shutdown of European teams during the coronavirus pandemic ended in September.
- The Mainichi
Soccer: Belgium tops first FIFA rankings since pandemic shutdown
The first FIFA men's world rankings for five months were still led by Belgium on Thursday after the shutdown of European teams during the coronavirus pandemic ended in September. Belgium leads an unchanged top four nations from 2018 World Cup winner France, Brazil -- which has yet to play in 2020 -- and England. Portugal, the reigning European and UEFA Nations League champion, rose two places to No.
