{"id":297466,"date":"2023-11-17T00:24:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T00:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=297466"},"modified":"2023-11-17T00:24:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T00:24:17","slug":"arsenal-legend-overmars-hit-with-a-one-year-ban-from-dutch-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/arsenal-legend-overmars-hit-with-a-one-year-ban-from-dutch-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal legend Overmars hit with a one-year BAN from Dutch football"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Arsenal legend Marc Overmars hit with a one-year BAN from Dutch football after admitting to sending inappropriate messages to female colleagues during his time as director of football at Ajax<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Marc Overmars has been hit with a one-year ban from working in Dutch football<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It doesn&#8217;t affect the Arsenal legend&#8217;s current role at Belgian side Royal Antwerp\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Sutton is stunned by Ian Ladyman&#8217;s England Euro XI: &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Marc Overmars has been suspended from football activities in the Netherlands for one years after admitting to sending inappropriate messages to female colleagues during his time at Ajax.<\/p>\n<p>The Arsenal legend, had been director of football at the Dutch side, before he left the club in February 2022 following the messages which took place &#8216;over an extended period of time&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Overmars, who played for Ajax, Barcelona and the Netherlands during his legendary playing career, said at the time that he was &#8216;ashamed&#8217; of his &#8216;unacceptable behaviour&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by The Athletic, Overmars has been ordered by the Dutch Sports Tribunal (ISR) to refrain from &#8216;exercising any function&#8217; with any Dutch FA-affiliated organisation for a period of two years &#8211; one of which is suspended.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the ban won&#8217;t affect his position at Belgian side Royal Antwerp &#8211; who he joined one month after his Ajax departure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/22\/77905693-12759653-image-a-20_1700174721711.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Marc Overmars has been hit with a one-year ban from Dutch football, though it won&#8217;t affect his position at Belgian side Royal Antwerp<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/22\/77905701-12759653-image-a-21_1700174783402.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Overmars previously left Ajax\u00a0after sending inappropriate messages to female colleagues<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The ISR though have claimed the suspension could be submitted to world governing body FIFA for further review.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His current side Royal Antwerp have not commented on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Overmars, announcing his departure from Ajax last year, said: &#8216;I am ashamed. Last week, I was confronted with reports about my behaviour. And how this has come across to others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Unfortunately, I didn&#8217;t realise that I was crossing the line with this, but that was made clear to me in recent days. I suddenly felt enormous pressure. I apologise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Certainly, for someone in my position, this behaviour is unacceptable. I now see that too. But it is too late. I see no other option but to leave Ajax.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This also has a major impact on my private situation. That is why I ask everyone to leave me and my family alone.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Overmars was part of the Arsenal team that won the Premier League and FA Cup double in 1998, during a three-year stint with the Gunners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/22\/77905715-12759653-image-a-22_1700174818833.jpg\" height=\"409\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Overmars played for Arsenal (pictured), Ajax and Barcelona during his legendary career<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12759653\/Arsenal-legend-Marc-Overmars-hit-one-year-BAN-Dutch-football-admitting-sending-inappropriate-messages-female-colleagues-time-director-football-Ajax.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal legend Marc Overmars hit with a one-year BAN from Dutch football after admitting to sending inappropriate messages to female colleagues during his time as director of football at Ajax Marc Overmars has been hit with a one-year ban from working in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297465,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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