‘Humiliation’: Belgian hockey season in limbo as Royal Leopold punished over visa fiasco

By Rod Gilmour


Argentina international Agustina Albertarrio, centre, has played in Belgium this season PIC: Agustina Albertarrio/Instagram

Just days before the league play-offs, top Belgian side Royal Leopold have been handed a severe punishment from its national governing body after illegally using tourist visas for overseas players across its men’s and women’s top sides, a verdict the club on Friday labelled as a “humiliation”.