Dutch Soccer Games to Be Abandoned if Fireworks Are Used
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Football matches in the Netherlands to be abandoned if fireworks used
Sept 11 : Dutch football matches will be abandoned if fireworks are used in the stands under a new agreement between the KNVB, the Public Prosecution Service and Justice and Security Minister David van Weel, Dutch media reported.The move follows an incident during SC Cambuur's league match against Feyenoord
The KNVB is tightening protocols following incidents at Cambuur-Feyenoord and FC Utrecht-Go Ahead Eagles.
THE HAGUE (ANP) - Football matches will be immediately and permanently abandoned if fireworks are thrown or fired onto the pitch or other stands. The league board has included this in the protocol, reports the Ministry of Justice and Security following a consultation with, among others, the KNVB and the po...
From now on, football matches will be stopped as a matter of course if fireworks are set off in the stands and land on the pitch or in other stands. The match will not be played to completion until another day. This has been agreed upon by the KNVB, the Public Prosecution Service, and Minister David van Weel (Justice and Security).
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