Minute of silence in football Netherlands – Telegraaf.nl

The Dutch football is next weekend collectively remember the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris. For all games in the Eredivisie and Jupiler League a minute’s silence will be held. Moreover, the Football Association KNVB has asked all amateur teams to do the same

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,, The original idea was that Orange last Tuesday, before the match against Germany, on behalf of the entire Dutch football could reflect on the sad events in Paris’ “said director of professional football Bert van Oostveen Thursday. ,, Because it could not by the cancellation in Hanover, we still do it now. We think it too drastic to just let it pass. “

The Dutch team would play against Germany with armbands. It was intended that a minute’s silence would be held before the game in Hannover for the 129 victims in Paris, where the ‘Mannschaft’ Friday played soccer against France. Serious terrorist threat, however, led to cancellation of the exhibition game that would stand in the sign of compassion and solidarity.

The KNVB has decided its own league seize for commemorations. ,, It would be nice if we see it also in the amateur field and in the hall, ” said director amateur Jan Dirk van der Zee. ,, We know that several associations have already done over the weekend . Partly because it’s a suggestion that we do and we put no official mourning protocol result, organizations can feel free to do what they and their members best feeling ”

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