Almost 2,000 matches were stopped last season in the Netherlands because of incidents
The Dutch football association KNVB are considering abolishing offsides at the lower levels of the game in a bid to limit the rising number of matches halted because of aggression over disputed decisions. Photograph: George Wood/Getty ImagesThe Dutch football association is considering doing away with the offside law in the amateur game to limit the rising number of matches halted because of aggression over disputed decisions.
The KNVB director Jan Dirk van der Zee said it had to do something about the problem of fighting over refereeing decisions. Last season, 1,864 matches were stopped because of violent incidents, an increase of 11 per cent compared with the previous season and up 58 per cent over a five-year period. In July, the KNVB brought in a new measure for this season that stipulated only captains would be able to ask the referee to explain a decision. The rule was introduced at this summer’s European Championships, and was also in force at the Olympics in Paris, with positive results.
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