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May football violence spurs talks between Mayors and KNVB on fan disorder
1 week, 6 days ago

May football violence spurs talks between Mayors and KNVB on fan disorder

NL Times  

Mayors of cities with professional football clubs are calling for clarification from the Royal Dutch Football Association regarding ongoing violence and the extensive police involvement surrounding matches. This initiative follows a series of violent incidents, including the May FC Utrecht vs. Go Ahead Eagles match, which led to clashes between supporters and police. The violence during the May match prompted …

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Ajax to take on AZ after Dutch Cup last 16 draw; Four amateur football teams remain
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Ajax to take on AZ after Dutch Cup last 16 draw; Four amateur football teams remain

NL Times  

The draw for the remaining 16 men’s football teams in the Dutch Cup means second-place Amsterdam club Ajax will travel north to face sixth-place AZ in Alkmaar. The draw was organized by football association KNVB on Friday, with four of the last 16 teams fighting for the trophy, known locally as the KNVB Beker, being amateur sides. While the AZ-Ajax …

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Vitesse handed a 21-point deduction for incomplete financial reports
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Vitesse handed a 21-point deduction for incomplete financial reports

NL Times  

The licensing committee of Dutch football association KNVB has punished Vitesse with a 21-point deduction. Vitesse had already been handed a six-point deduction this season and are now firmly rooted to the bottom spot of the Dutch second division, the Keuken Kampioen Divisie, the The KNVB claims that Vitesse submitted incomplete and late financial reports over a longer period. Given …

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Netherlands star Johan Neeskens, who played in 2 World Cup finals, dies at age 73
3 months ago

Netherlands star Johan Neeskens, who played in 2 World Cup finals, dies at age 73

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Johan Neeskens, one of the midfield stars of the Netherlands’ “Clockwork Orange” teams of the 1970s alongside Johan Cruyff, has died. “The world not only says goodbye to a gifted sportsman but, above all, to a compassionate, driven and wonderful person.” Neeskens lost two successive World Cup finals. Rest in peace, Ajax legend,” the Amsterdam club …

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Dutch FA warns about more red cards on amateur football pitches
4 months, 1 week ago

Dutch FA warns about more red cards on amateur football pitches

Dutch News  

An increase in red cards and abandoned matches in amateur football reflects the social problems of “a lack of respect for authority and shorter fuses”, Dutch football association KNVB has said. According to KNVB figures, some 12,226 red cards were issued in amateur games last season, up 673 compared to the previous year. Disciplinary cases went up 10% from 3,501 …

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Dutch FA warns about more red cards on amateur football pitches
4 months, 1 week ago

Dutch FA warns about more red cards on amateur football pitches

Dutch News  

An increase in red cards and abandoned matches in amateur football reflects the social problems of “a lack of respect for authority and shorter fuses”, Dutch football association KNVB has said. According to KNVB figures, some 12,226 red cards were issued in amateur games last season, up 673 compared to the previous year. Disciplinary cases went up 10% from 3,501 …

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Vitesse receives professional license, fans celebrate together on Korenmarkt
5 months, 1 week ago

Vitesse receives professional license, fans celebrate together on Korenmarkt

NL Times  

Vitesse supporters' groups are calling on each other to come to the Korenmarkt entertainment square in Arnhem on Saturday afternoon to celebrate their club's receiving a professional license for next season. Daarmee voldoet Vitesse aan alle eisen van de beroepscommissie en is het alleen nog wachten op officieel bericht vanuit Zeist. Allemaal in afwachting van groen licht van de KNVB …

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Vitesse strike "last-second" deal to save club from extinction
6 months, 1 week ago

Vitesse strike "last-second" deal to save club from extinction

Dutch News  

Debt-ridden football club Vitesse Arnhem appear to have struck an 11th-hour deal to save themselves from liquidation after businessman Guus Franke said he had agreed terms with American investor Coley Parry. Parry’s demands to recoup the €14 million he lent the club in the last 18 months was the major obstacle standing in the way of a takeover by Franke, …

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Marc Overmars is banned from holding ANY position in football for at least a year due to inappropriate behaviour towards women while at Ajax... as national ban is extended worldwide
1 year ago

Marc Overmars is banned from holding ANY position in football for at least a year due to inappropriate behaviour towards women while at Ajax... as national ban is extended worldwide

Daily Mail  

Former Netherlands international Marc Overmars will not be allowed to hold any position in professional football for at least a year due to his inappropriate behaviour towards women at Ajax, the Dutch football association said on Wednesday. The KNVB confirmed earlier reports in Dutch newspaper NRC, which quoted world football's governing body FIFA as saying it had taken over the …

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Dutch, German & Belgian football present joint bid for 2027 Women’s World Cup to FIFA
1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch, German & Belgian football present joint bid for 2027 Women’s World Cup to FIFA

NL Times  

The Dutch football association KNVB, along with the Belgian and German football associations, officially submitted a joint bid for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup to FIFA on Friday. The KNVB described the joint bid in a press release as “a sustainable, compact, and commercially attractive World Cup, offering a unique fan experience.” “The Football World Cup in 2027 must …

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Oranje Lionesses rush to find new training ground ahead of Women’s World Cup
1 year, 5 months ago

Oranje Lionesses rush to find new training ground ahead of Women’s World Cup

NL Times  

Dutch football association KNVB is rushing to find another training ground three days before the first group match of the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand. On the cricket pitch in the coastal town of Tauranga, where the Oranje Lionesses have been training for the past few days, it is impossible to play 11 against 11 due to the "rock-hard" …

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At least 50 arrested around KNVB Cup final; PSV celebrated in Eindhoven
1 year, 8 months ago

At least 50 arrested around KNVB Cup final; PSV celebrated in Eindhoven

NL Times  

The police arrested at least 50 people on Sunday afternoon ahead of the cup final between Ajax and PSV played in De Kuip in Rotterdam. Thousands of PSV supporters celebrated their team's victory in the KNVB Cup, the players, and the staff in the Philips stadium in Eindhoven on Sunday night. Three-quarters of the arrests involved people trying to smuggle …

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Extra Champions League spot for the Netherlands after Sporting's loss
1 year, 8 months ago

Extra Champions League spot for the Netherlands after Sporting's loss

NL Times  

As of next year, the Netherlands may send two football clubs into the group stage of the Champions League. Next season, the team that finishes third will receive a ticket for the preliminary rounds while the numbers 1 and 2 from the Eredivisie will receive a ticket to the lucrative group stage of the Champions League. Portugal, which also has …

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Netherlands to abandon games if players, referees struck by objects after Feyenoord-Ajax violence
1 year, 9 months ago

Netherlands to abandon games if players, referees struck by objects after Feyenoord-Ajax violence

Firstpost  

The referee stopped the game in the 63rd minute for almost half an hour after a lighter thrown from the stands hit Klaassen, who was left with a bleeding head wound. pic.twitter.com/hxPLrL8rl7 — ESPN FC April 5, 2023 The Dutch Football Federation announced later on Thursday measures to prevent such an “outrageous” incident from happening again. “We are fed up …

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Ajax pressing charges against Feyenoord fan who threw object at Davy Klaassen's head
1 year, 9 months ago

Ajax pressing charges against Feyenoord fan who threw object at Davy Klaassen's head

NL Times  

Ajax is pressing charges against the Feyenoord supporter who threw a lighter at Davy Klaassen during the KNVB Cup semi-final on Wednesday evening, hitting the Ajax player in the head, NU.nl reports. But that must never be at the expense of the player.” The match left Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb with a “nasty aftertaste,” he told Rijnmond. “With the common …

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Dutch, German & Belgian football submit joint bid for 2027 Women’s World Cup
1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch, German & Belgian football submit joint bid for 2027 Women’s World Cup

NL Times  

The Dutch, German, and Belgian football associations officially entered their joint bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Since then, the Oranje Women have become an integral part of Dutch football,” KNVB secretary-general Gijs de Jong said. “We want to use this momentum with our joint bid and give women’s football a new impulse.” “Our ambition is to …

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DutchNews podcast – The World Economic Phallus Edition – Week 9 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The World Economic Phallus Edition – Week 9 2023

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? The systematic failure to protect Groningen residents from earthquakes and witnesses in gangland trials from being murdered in broad daylight were laid bare in two damning reports this week. We unearth the village scandal behind a portrait painted by Vincent van Gogh shortly …

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DutchNews podcast – The World Economic Phallus Edition – Week 9 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The World Economic Phallus Edition – Week 9 2023

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? The systematic failure to protect Groningen residents from earthquakes and witnesses in gangland trials from being murdered in broad daylight were laid bare in two damning reports this week. We unearth the village scandal behind a portrait painted by Vincent van Gogh shortly …

Dutch Groningen
Dutch football bringing back OneLove inclusivity captain's armbands this month
1 year, 10 months ago

Dutch football bringing back OneLove inclusivity captain's armbands this month

NL Times  

Men's football captains playing for teams in the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie will again wear the OneLove armbands to promote equality and connectivity. Like last year, the campaign is meant to be linked with the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which takes place on March 21. Dutch football association KNVB, sports channel ESPN and the two professional …

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Clarence Seedorf praises Pelé for his social impact, KNVB mourns "football icon"
2 years ago

Clarence Seedorf praises Pelé for his social impact, KNVB mourns "football icon"

NL Times  

Former Dutch football star Clarence Seedorf has highlighted the social impact of the late Brazilian football icon Pelé in a post on Instagram. The Dutch football association KNVB also commemorated the death of the Brazilian football great Pelé on Thursday. "A football icon", is how the KNVB described Pelé, who died at the age of 82. Rest in peace, Pelé …

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Oranje to face Argentina in World Cup quarterfinals; Match shown at Johan Cruijff Arena
2 years, 1 month ago

Oranje to face Argentina in World Cup quarterfinals; Match shown at Johan Cruijff Arena

NL Times  

The Dutch men’s national football team will battle against Argentina on Friday for a spot in the World Cup semifinals. The upcoming match kicks off at 8 p.m. and will be shown on large screens at the Johan Cruijff Arena, with the Dutch football association, KNVB, organizing the fourth edition this tournament of its Huis van Oranje event. Argentina also …

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Dutch football reps won’t wear OneLove armband during match against Qatar
2 years, 1 month ago

Dutch football reps won’t wear OneLove armband during match against Qatar

NL Times  

The leadership of the Dutch football association, KNVB, does not intend to wear a OneLove armband during the men’s national team final World Cup group match when they take on host country Qatar on Tuesday. Nancy Faeser, the German Minister of the Interior, and Hadja Lahbib, the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, sat wearing a OneLove captain’s armband while next …

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Explainer: One Love armband- Qatar FIFA World Cup’s big controversy
2 years, 1 month ago

Explainer: One Love armband- Qatar FIFA World Cup’s big controversy

The Hindu  

The armbands, intended to send a message of tolerance, connection and opposition to all forms of discrimination, have been in the global spotlight since FIFA threatened several European team captains with yellow cards if they wore them to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal. “The big boom came actually with the World …

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Explained | The OneLove armbands controversy at FIFA World Cup 2022, and Qatar’s laws against homosexuality
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | The OneLove armbands controversy at FIFA World Cup 2022, and Qatar’s laws against homosexuality

The Hindu  

The story so far: FIFA on Tuesday disallowed players at the FIFA World Cup 2022 underway in Qatar from wearing OneLove armbands during matches. Articles 281 and 285 of the 2004 Qatar Penal Code penalise “copulation.without compulsion, duress or ruse” with a female or a male over sixteen respectively with imprisonment for a term up to seven years. The Qatar …

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