When leaving the FC Twente stadium, Ajax player Steven Berghuis could not control his anger. Just before boarding the team bus, he dealt a big blow to a supporter.
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It is still unclear what made Berghuis so furious. According to NOS would have hit Berghuis after a racist remark towards teammate Brian Brobbey. Brobbey is said to have been called a “cancer black”.
Dozens of supporters were behind fences at the Ajax player bus. Images show how Berghuis dives over a fence and lashes out.
Regret
Berghuis has now announced that he regrets the blow. “I regret my action, I should not have done this,” he writes in a press statement. “After every away game we get a lot of curses thrown at us at the bus, while we make time to sign autographs to fans who ask for it.”
“I’m used to it now, but people think they can shout anything. My reaction doesn’t solve anything, I understand that too. It’s not good, I have an exemplary function as an Ajax player.”
Just before the blow, Ajax had ended the season disappointingly with a 3-1 defeat against FC Twente.