The KNVB amateur football prosecutor is starting an independent investigation into last night’s events in the Emergohal in Amstelveen. There, a player of the Jewish indoor foot club Maccabi was injured in an attack by a player of the Amsterdam opponent Atletico.
A spokesperson for the football association confirms this by telephone to NH Nieuws, following reports in other media.
“The prosecutor works independently and can start an investigation in response to a report, but also in response to reports in the media,” he says. The latter is now the case. Although it was a match in an official competition, no referee was present and the incident was therefore not officially reported to the KNVB.
To get a first picture of the events, the association called both clubs earlier today. “But the readings about what happened are very different,” said the spokesman.
Too physical play
According to the CIDI (Center for Information and Documentation Israel), Atletico . players played against the rules very physicallywhereupon the Maccabi players refused to continue playing.
The Atletico players and a ‘travelling hooligan’ are said to have attacked some Maccabi players together. They would also have shouted anti-Semitic texts and issued the Hitler salute.
Arrest
After sports hall staff alerted the police, officers rushed to arrest one Atletico player, police confirmed to partner earlier today AT! Amstelveen† He’s still stuck. One of the attacked futsal players had to be treated in hospital for injuries.
The KNVB spokesperson emphasizes that violence, but especially anti-Semitic statements and expressions such as the Hitler salute, are inadmissible and must be punished. “That’s why we started the investigation.”