5-year stadium ban! Association hits 13-year-old with brutal punishment

5-year stadium ban! Association hits 13-year-old with brutal punishment The Dutch football association (KNVB) is apparently not to be messed with. As emerged today, a 13-year-old in Germany’s neighboring country has been handed a five-year stadium ban covering all professional matches in the Netherlands. The reason? The young fan had run onto the pitch during the Oranje’s Nations League match against Germany (1–1) and then taken a selfie with midfield star Tijjani Reijnders. The KNVB has now cracked down, banning the boy for five years and also slapping him with a €100 fine. It is also examining whether any additional costs can be recovered from his parents through civil proceedings. These could include any sanctions imposed by UEFA. The length of the stadium ban for such an offense was already set out in the guidelines for the 2026/27 season, the association stressed in response to an inquiry from news agency ANP. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.