‘Women, children and gays’ should watch Ajax-AZ cup tie replay

Amsterdam football club Ajax has asked the football association KNVB if it is prepared to allow women and children to see the replay of the cup tie between Ajax and AZ.


The match is being played again after the first tie was abandoned when an Ajax fan tried to attack AZ’s keeper. Ajax was leading 1-0 at the time.
The KNVB has ordered the game be played behind closed doors.
A spokesman for the club told the Parool they had not yet heard what the football body thinks of the suggestion.
Later on Friday, website Gay.nl called on Ajax to add gay men and women to its prospective audience. ‘Football stadiums are still among the most homophobic places in the country,’ editor Kristiaan Schimmel said.
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According to the Telegraaf, there are a number of obstacles to be overcome if women and children are to be allowed to see the game.
Agreement would have to be reached about ticket prices, for example. But the main problem is that the match has been scheduled for 14.30 on January 19, when most children are at school, the paper points out.
AZ has agreed to refund the cost of the tickets for the abandoned match to its supporters but Ajax has not, and faces legal action.

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