Vitesse calls on fans: ‘Stop throwing beer’ | Football

sport">“Throwing beer or other objects from the stands can cause unpleasant and unsafe situations in the stands and on the field. Situations in which players, clubs and fellow supporters are duped. It can even lead to hefty fines (of thousands of euros) or a strike of the match,” said Vitesse’s statement.

sport">And: „Let’s all make sure that the atmosphere in the stadium is and remains good and positive. It should be clear that throwing beer does not contribute to this. On the contrary. We can all agree that beer is too good to throw away, right?”

sport">Recently, Vitesse keeper Markus Schubert was a victim of throwing beer at FC Groningen. He suddenly became the target of the Groningen fans, where frustrations ran high after two red cards. Schubert got a full half liter on his head. “I went to the ball boy to ask for the ball and then suddenly something hit me hard on the head. It hurt terribly,” Schubert said.

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