Dutch giants relegated for ties to ex-Chelsea owner Abramovich

After an inquiry revealed financial ties with Roman Abramovich, Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem were fined 18 points and relegated from the Eredivisie.

The Dutch Football Association (KNFB) have fined Vitesse for chronically not complying with license criteria. This is a record deduction from the KNFB; as a result, Vitesse are now at the bottom of the Eredivisie with -1 point. It has only confirmed their relegation to the second division.

An interesting fact is that American Paxten Aaronson is on loan to this team. After learning the punishment, Vitesse made it clear that they would not be appealing the points penalty in a statement.

“A points penalty had been hanging over the club’s head for some time. After having previously received a fine of 100,000 euros [$106,700] – for failure to report the termination of the banking relationship by Revolut – such a punishment seemed unavoidable,” the club said.

“After all, the club was unable to meet certain licensing requirements. For example, Vitesse did not submit the half-yearly figures correctly, acted incorrectly with regard to ING Bank and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate and the Wladimiroff report was unable to demonstrate whether or not there are connections between Vitesse and Roman Abramovich.”

Just two years ago they were competing in Europe

The team has gone winless in their last seven games since beating Excelsior at the end of February. In another previous setback, head coach Phillip Cocu departed in November.

After the licensing committee receives more information from Vitesse, they will evaluate any other infractions and potential fines. The freefalling Dutch giants have also presented a proposal to reorganize.

They had recently competed in March 2022 in the Europa Conference League. For the time being, Vitesse will be able to continue operating as a club. However, that can change if the KNFB approves the reorganization plan.

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Author : Martina Alcheva

Publish date : 2024-04-20 20:26:31

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