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In December, goalkeeper coach Vasil Chamuto\u016dski received a two-year house arrest sentence and in April, police arrested Krumka\u010dy player Alaksandr Jackievi\u010d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 28, BPN. Belarusian authorities have arrested a former soccer star and sports director of a Hrodna club for allegedly supporting anti-government protests. D\u017amitryj Kavalonak, FC Neman&#8217;s top goalscorer of all time, was detained for following &#8220;extremist&#8221; social media accounts and joining &#8220;illegal&#8221; marches, a pro-government Telegram channel reported today. 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