Disbelief among Dutch football professionals in Indonesia: ‘Indescribable, this is world history’ | Abroad

stadium disasterNowhere in the world is football experienced as intensely as in Indonesia, say Dutch professional football players who play in the Liga 1. The unprecedented stadium disaster in Malang, which killed nearly 180 people, is the sad result of the extreme fanaticism that reigns in the country. “Football is the only thing people have here.”