Von Ben Quinn
Club considers banning orders after denouncing ‘scandalous’ supporters who humiliated woman in exchange for money
One of the Netherlands’ leading football clubs says that it will consider banning orders against fans who were filmed humiliating beggars in the centre of Madrid by throwing coins at them and goading the women into doing press-ups.
Fans of PSV Eindhoven were caught on camera taunting the women and asking them to get down on their knees in exchange for money.
The footage, which also showed fans engaging in anti-immigrant chants and burning banknotes, sparked a backlash after it was published by the Spanish newspaper, El País.
PSV director Toon Gerbrands described the fans’ behaviour as “scandalous,” adding: “The actions of a few individuals are damaging the reputation of the whole group.”
A Twitter account for the club featured clips of Gerbrands, dubbed in English and Spanish, denouncing the fans’ behaviour and pledging to track them down.
“If we find them they will have some serious problems and we will consider banning orders or worse,” he said. “We will do anything to find the people who did this.”
The footage was shot on Tuesday in Madrid’s Plaza Mayor by Pablo Vande Rusten and Ignacio Camacho, students at the UAM-EL País journalism school, before PSV’s Champions League match against Atlético Madrid.
The Dutch fans also chanted: “Don’t cross the border,” at the women, according to El País.
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