HFC Haarlem still lives on in the city 16 years after bankruptcy, note authors of Kick

Sixteen years after the professional football club HFC Haarlem declared bankruptcy, approximately 150 former players, staff, and supporters gathered at Grand Café Brinkmann to celebrate the club's legacy. The event served as a reunion for the community, which would have marked the club's 137th anniversary. During the gathering, a special magazine titled Kick was presented to honor the history of the Roodbroeken.

The publication is named after Kick Smit, the legendary footballer who played for the team in the 1930s and 1940s and represented the Netherlands national team 29 times. Journalists Edwin Struis and Paul Onkenhout contributed stories to the magazine, which aims to capture the enduring memories held by fans and former players like Martin Haar and Arthur Numan. Priced at 18.89 euros to commemorate the club's founding year, the magazine is now available in local bookstores as a tribute to the team that remains a vibrant part of the city's collective memory.