Few walked the field after Beerschot Antwerp, complete chaos at Sclessin and hardly any mouth masks could be seen in the hard cores in both games. Football was not doing well on Sunday. So, virologist Mark van Ranst is clear: this will happen behind closed doors in the coming weeks.
Last week, the PFA pleaded with the government almost to its knees to allow football to continue. They also begged fans to respect the mask’s adherence, as this was the main condition to being allowed to remain open.
On Sunday, many fans mocked this rule in both games. And some went even further by causing unrest. There is a possibility that the government itself will intervene. For Marc van Ranst, it seems that there is no longer any doubt that the doors will close again.
In the Netherlands, matches are currently played behind closed doors (while they have better numbers for Koruna).
In Belgium, football fans have had the opportunity to prove that this can be done in a safe way. They scored an own goal. https://t.co/c1k3VcR0IK– Marc Van Ranst (@vanranstmarc) December 5, 2021
A small group of misbehaving hooligans will ensure that the next football matches (as in the Netherlands) are played behind closed doors. https://t.co/uyRAY0m1Cx
– Marc Van Ranst (@vanranstmarc) December 5, 2021
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