Published • loading... • Updated
Overmars resigns as Royal Antwerp sports director due to health issues
Marc Overmars said his energy is completely depleted and that doctors warned of a high risk of a bad outcome if he kept working.
- On Wednesday, Marc Overmars resigned as sporting director of Royal Antwerp, citing accumulated stress and fatigue in a letter to supporters published that day.
- Overmars joined the Belgian club in 2022 after spending nearly a decade at Ajax, where the former Netherlands, Arsenal, and Barcelona winger began his playing career.
- "My energy is now completely depleted," Overmars wrote, adding that doctors warned of a "very high risk of things ending badly" if he did not stop working.
- Previously, Overmars left the Dutch club Ajax after he was found to have sent inappropriate messages to female colleagues; he apologized for his behavior at the time.
- The decision marks a complete halt to Overmars' professional soccer activities for the time being, concluding his tenure at Royal Antwerp as he focuses on recovery.
Insights by Ground AI
58 Articles
58 Articles
After four years, technical director Marc Overmars is leaving Antwerp. His appointment was met with criticism at the time – following a dickpic scandal at...
·Antwerp, Belgium
Read Full Article
Marc Overmars ends his career as sports director at Royal Antwerp for health reasons. In an open letter he explains himself.
·Berlin, Germany
Read Full Article
"My doctors predict that the probability of a bad outcome is very high: Marc Overmars quits as sports director of Royal Antwerp. In 2022 he had suffered a stroke.
volksfreund.deReposted by 
saarbruecker-zeitung.de
saarbruecker-zeitung.de"My doctors predict that the probability of a bad outcome is very high: Marc Overmars quits as sports director of Royal Antwerp. In 2022 he had suffered a stroke.
Coverage Details
Total News Sources58
Leaning Left13Leaning Right5Center16Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Center
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources are Center
47% Center
L 38%
C 47%
15%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
