De Jonge’s letter caused a stir in the sports world. The KNVB is very concerned about the start of professional football after 1 September. The doom is a season without an audience. The football association recently reported in The Hague with a request for support. The damage for the BVOs can amount to 400 million euros.
The federation does not currently have to expect much support from the cabinet. VVD party leader Klaas Dijkhoff already washed the ears of the KNVB on Friday in a flaming argument that the union wants money, but has not yet developed any plan to tackle the problems. Rutte agreed to this.
Billion
“I understood Klaas’ blog very well. I get asked three times a day for support. That demand for 400 million is actually still little. Usually it is above a billion when they ask something,” Rutte chuckled.
Rutte also hopes for better times. “We still don’t know much about the virus. Maybe you will discover new insights and you may be able to do things again at some point, but I am not going to offer false hope now. The major events will be closed until 1 September. we look further. At the moment it is a big question mark. “
Plan of KNVB
Minister Martin van Rijn of Medical Care and Sport will be meeting with the KNVB in the near future to see what is going on in professional football. Whether he lends a helping hand depends mainly on where the football association comes along. “I await the plans of the KNVB,” he said Friday. “Then we’ll talk about that first.”
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