Officials to crack down on homophobic slurs in Dutch league
League matches in the Netherlands will be stopped next season if fans repeatedly engage in homophobic chants, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) said on Monday.
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League matches in the Netherlands will be stopped next season if fans repeatedly engage in homophobic chants, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) said on Monday.
Netherlands qualified for the ODI World Cup last week. The Dutch joined Sri Lanka in reaching the sport's quadrennial showpiece which is being hosted by India in October and November. It will be their fifth appearance in the tournament but first since 2011. However, the bigger challenge for Netherlands lies right after the World Cup qualification. There is still three months' time for the mega event to take place and the Dutch team doesn't have any scheduled matches to play. Meanwhile, the team also needs sponsors.
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