Cambuur speaks in a statement of ‘black evening’: ‘Rooters abuse football’ | Football

sport">“It was an unreal image around the stadium in which adolescents, sometimes even children, disturbed the order and destroyed everything,” said general manager Ard de Graaf in a statement. “In that regard, we are looking back on a black evening and that is a sad statement when you look at how great our team is performing. This violence was unstoppable and given the situation in the other cities, we are dealing with a serious social problem. As SC Cambuur, we will contribute where we can to track down these people and hold them accountable.”

sport">Due to the corona measures, the matches in the Eredivisie and Kitchen Champion Division must also be played without an audience for the time being. In many cities, the past weekend went wrong and people crowded into stadiums. That happened in the Eredivisie at AZ – NEC, Heracles Almelo – Fortuna Sittard and SC Cambuur – FC Utrecht.

Misconduct

sport">“It goes without saying that as a club we strongly condemn this behavior and strongly distance ourselves from these rioters, who also abuse football to display this kind of misbehavior,” said Cambuur.

sport">AZ announced at the beginning of this week that it would enter into talks with the local triangle (mayor, police and justice). Until then, the club will not say whether rioters have already been identified and what damage they have caused.

Reaction KNVB

sport">In recent weeks, things have repeatedly gone wrong in and around the stadiums. The KNVB football association has already taken extra measures in consultation with the clubs and threatens to intervene even harder. “These abuses must stop immediately,” the union said in response to the most recent disturbances. “A small group of rioters should not ruin it for all football fans.”

sport">The professional football prosecutor is waiting for the notification forms for all matches until he makes decisions about possible preliminary investigations. A penalty can then roll out for the concerned clubs.

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