Dutch Football Clubs Launch Private Leagues to Escape Rising On-Field Aggression - Archysport
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The desire of the average Dutch amateur footballer is as simple as it is noble. You just want to kick a ball around with your mates on Saturday morning or Sunday afternoon. Build up a bit of stamina, have fun, have a beer in the canteen after the final whistle and then sun...
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Even recreational teams regularly face aggression on the field. That was the reason for VFC Vlaardingen chairman Wolter van de Graaf to set up the alternative competition, the Kelderleague. "A red card? That means the player has to buy a pitcher of beer."
Dutch Football Clubs Launch Private Leagues to Escape Rising On-Field Aggression - Archysport
Amateur football clubs across the Randstad region are increasingly organizing separate, closed-off competitions for veteran players to escape rising aggression, verbal abuse, and physical altercations during regular KNVB amateur matches, according to local reporting from RTV Rijnmond and the NOS. The Rise of the KelderLeague in Vlaardingen and Rotterdam Frustration over on-field hostility led football ...
More and more amateur footballers in the Randstad are seeking their fortune outside the regular KNVB competitions. The reason is not sporting, but social. Players are fed up with matches being too often marred by arguments, intimidation, verbal abuse, and sometimes even physical violence. According to the NOS, it is striking that few footballers with a migration background are participating in this new competition.
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