BRUSSELS – Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman and leading players
such as Virgil van Dijk and Memphis Depay have made anti-racism posts
on social media following an incident at a second-tier Dutch match.
"Enough is Enough! #StopRacism," was posted in identical tweets on Tuesday along with a picture of the Dutch squad in a circle.
%%%twitter https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopRacism?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopRacism🤜🏻🤛🏿 pic.twitter.com/v1C15XKX1S
— Ronald Koeman (@RonaldKoeman)
Dutch prosecutors are to investigate racist abuse from fans directed
at Excelsior's Ahmad Mendes Moreira which caused their visit to Den
Bosch on Sunday to be halted.
%%%twitter https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopRacism?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopRacism pic.twitter.com/DAsnURcsJE
— Virgil van Dijk (@VirgilvDijk)
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the racist behaviour of the
fans "disgusting, really terrible," according to the ANP agency.
Sport minister Bruno Bruins intended to host a discussion on racism
with Rutte, the Dutch federation KNVB and both clubs involved.
%%%twitter https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopRacism?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopRacism🤜🏻🤛🏿 pic.twitter.com/mpi9zHca6U
— Memphis Depay (@Memphis)