Hugo de Jonge is present in De Kuip and is sung to by the public

Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 3:39 PM• Dominic Mostert • Last update: 15:43

Hugo de Jonge will be present on Sunday afternoon at the match between Feyenoord and Go Ahead Eagles. The deputy prime minister himself is a fan of Feyenoord, but some of his fellow supporters are not happy with his presence. “Hugo, shut up, shut up. Hugo, shut up”, is sung in De Kuip. A large banner was also displayed on which De Jonge was instructed: ‘Sit and shut up’. At the start of the match, a photo surfaced of De Jonge walking past the seats in De Kuip.

On Friday, De Jonge issued a warning to the football supporters. The Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport warned that the corona rules could be tightened up if supporters do not stay in their seats this weekend. The outgoing cabinet wants football clubs to better ensure that the rules are complied with. “The coming weekend should be better than it went in the past weekends,” De Jonge said about the full boxes in the stadiums and the jumping and partying fans. filled, that may be a reason to tighten the measures again.”

Last weekend, a third of the sections in various stadiums were not in use and the remaining two thirds were full. That has to change, according to De Jonge. “Placed must be really placed,” he emphasizes. “If you all clump together, that’s not the case.” De Jonge hopes that intervention will not be necessary. “We don’t want that. We just want beautiful things to be enjoyed again, such as football.”

Earlier this month, the outgoing cabinet decided that full stadiums for professional football matches may be allowed again from 20 September. The two-thirds capacity limit at an open-air event will then be released. However, this relaxation can only continue if the corona infections remain manageable and the vaccination rate continues to increase. A decision will be made on 17 September whether it is responsible to take this step.


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