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More football fans will be allowed in Amsterdam’s Johan Cruijff Arena for the European Championships, with attendance expanded to 16,000 people per game, Dutch football association KNVB announced. "In April it became clear that at least a quarter of the Johan Cruijff ArenA could be filled. The final 26-man Oranje squad will play all of its group stage matches against …

The final games in the Eredivisie, the top Dutch football league, will be played through May 16 without spectators. Dutch football association KNVB previously urged the government to allow fans to attend the remaining rounds of league play by extending the pilot project which recently permitted football stadiums to welcome fans on a limited basis, NOS reported. In the previous …

The Saturday evening Eredivisie football match between RKC Waalwijk and PEC Zwolle was cancelled after six members of the Waalwijk organization tested positive for a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection, Dutch football association KNVB announced. “After an intitialen source and contact investigation, eight players from RKC Waalwijk must be quarantined,” the KNVB said in a statement. The KNVB made the decision after …

The Dutch Football Association has announced a pilot scheme this week that will allow women to play competitively in a men's team in the country's ninth tier. "Every year there is a request from an association to let a woman play football in their first men's team," Langeler added. "In my opinion it is special that girls at all levels …

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At the initiative of football association KNVB and the government, a committee was established to advise on how to combat racism and discrimination and promote inclusivity in football. The Mijnals committee consists of former football player Ruud Gullit, television presenter Humberto Tan, Arnhem mayor Ahmed Marcouch, former football player Daphne Koster, ODIN'59 chairman Jacinta Lieuwes, professor Marjan Olfers, agent Robert …

FC Utrecht will appeal against the "unacceptable" decision to deny it European football next season after the Eredivisie campaign was ended on Friday due to the coronavirus crisis. The KNVB was instructed by UEFA to select which clubs will play in Europe next season on "sporting grounds" and Utrecht do not accept the governing body's decisions. "According to FC Utrecht, …

Ajax Amsterdam and AZ Alkmaar were handed places in next season’s Champions League, the FA statement added Amsterdam: No Dutch top-flight league soccer title will be awarded this season after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the campaign to a premature close, the Dutch FA said after a meeting with clubs and unions representing coaches and players on Friday. However, Ajax Amsterdam …

No Dutch top-flight league soccer title will be awarded this season after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the campaign to a premature close, the Dutch FA said after a meeting with clubs and unions representing coaches and players on Friday. However, Ajax Amsterdam and AZ Alkmaar, who were level on points at the top of the standings with nine rounds of …

The top football players in the Netherlands joined Dutch football association KNVB and ING to create an 11 million euro fund to help rescue the country's professional and amateur football organizations. Professional football could potentially begin play in June, though many players and team management want the remainder of the season called off. The Oranje players chose to give a …

CNN — Professional soccer players in Holland will stand still for the first minute of this weekend’s matches to protest against racism in the game. The match was temporarily halted after Excelsior winger Ahmad Mendes Moreira was subjected to alleged racist chanting by the home fans, including songs about ‘Black Pete’ – a racist caricature which in recent years has …

The Dutch football federation Friday postponed all premier league games ahead of Ajax’s Champions League semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur, saying players “needed at least two full rest days between games.” The Hague: The Dutch football federation Friday postponed all premier league games ahead of Ajax’s Champions League semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur, saying players “needed at least two full rest days …