Dutch linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen killed by youth players had been officiating his son's match
By Telegraph Sport
9:43AM GMT 04 Dec 2012
Richard Nieuwenhuizen, the football linesman who died after being beaten and kicked by youth players in Holland, had been officiating a match in which his son was playing, it has emerged after police confirmed they had arrested three teenagers. The 41-year-old was rushed to hospital after being punched and kicked by players from the Nieuw-Sloten club
His club, Buitenboys, announced last night on Twitter: "With great sadness we announce the death of our linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen. Our thoughts are with his family.
"Our linesman Richard died at 17:30 in front of his family. This violence must stop on the pitch!"
According to reports in Holland, three Nieuw-Sloten players aged 15-16 were arrested and taken into police custody.
The Amsterdam club have responded by banning the players involved in the incident, withdrawing from the league in which the game took place and temporarily suspending all their operations as a club.
Waving the bloody red card
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Waving the bloody red card
Poor chap. Perhaps if they referred to him as "Assistant Referee" such an incident could have been avoided.
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
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I saw that on the news, my first response was; 'where in the UK did it happen,".
It's madness, sheer bloody madness.
It's madness, sheer bloody madness.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: Waving the bloody red card
I agree, absolute madness!
What were they thinking letting an obviously biased dad run the line?
What were they thinking letting an obviously biased dad run the line?
Why is it that when Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer it's 'art' and 'edgy' but when I do it I'm 'drunk' and 'banned from the hardware store'?