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Football matches to be stopped immediately if fireworks are set off

Football matches to be stopped immediately if fireworks are set off

The KNVB, the Public Prosecution Service, and the Minister of Justice and Security have announced that football matches in the Netherlands will now be immediately suspended if fireworks are set off in the stands. Suspended matches will be completed on a later date to combat the use of pyrotechnics.

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