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Refereeing Boss Crystal Clear on Much-Discussed Van Bommel Shove: ‘The Body Is a Weapon Here, so Red’

Summary by Algemeen Dagblad
Ruben van Bommel's slam on Aaron Bouwman overshadowed the top match between Ajax and PSV. Yellow, ruled both the referee and the VAR. Incorrect, says head of referees Raymond van Meenen a day later: "This is not that complicated. His body is the 'weapon'. Then it is a red."

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Ruben van Bommel's slam on Aaron Bouwman overshadowed the top match between Ajax and PSV. Yellow, ruled both the referee and the VAR. Incorrect, says head of referees Raymond van Meenen a day later: "This is not that complicated. His body is the 'weapon'. Then it is a red."

·Rotterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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At Ajax, they couldn't understand why Ruben van Bommel didn't receive a red card for the hard tackle on Ajax defender Aaron Bouwman.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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AMSTERDAM (ANP) - Ajax will be without defender Aaron Bouwman for at least a month. The Amsterdam club reported this on its website on Sunday. Bouwman was injured on Saturday evening in the home match against PSV. He bruised his sternum and lung, among other injuries, and spent the night...

Aaron Bouwman will not be in action again in the month of September. Ajax announced this on Sunday afternoon, after he... on Saturday evening in the Johan Cruijff Arena...

Ruben van Bommel should have received a red card on Saturday evening in the top match between Ajax and PSV. That is the opinion of head of referees Raymond van Meenen, speaking to De Telegraaf. According to the head of the referees, Bouwman's safety was at risk and the VAR should have intervened. The discussion arose after a d...

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Ruben van Bommel's slam on Aaron Bouwman overshadowed the top match between Ajax and PSV. Yellow, ruled both the referee and the VAR. Incorrect, says head of referees Raymond van Meenen a day later: "This is not that complicated. His body is the 'weapon'. Then it is a red."

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voetbalprimeur.nl broke the news on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
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