Johan Derksen understands very well that Marc Overmars is appealing against his suspension, which was taken over by FIFA from the Institute for Sports Jurisprudence (ISR). The technical director of Royal Antwerp FC believes the one-year suspension due to inappropriate behavior is 'disproportionate'.

At the beginning of January, Overmars had to resign from his duties as technical director of Antwerp with immediate effect. The former striker was already suspended in the Netherlands at that time, but the suspension came into effect worldwide – and therefore also in Belgium – when FIFA took over the punishment.

“There are a number of reasons to appeal against that sentence,” said Frank Neervoort, Overmars' spokesman. “But an important reason is that not being allowed to work worldwide for a year is disproportionate to the violation, one case of transgressive behavior, for which he was punished by the ISR.”

Derksen
“I understand very well that Overmars will appeal,” Johan Derksen said on Monday evening Today Inside for the suspended director. “And FIFA is now going to take very strict action against racism. Then I think: John, take very strict action against countries where human rights are violated. It's all this selective outrage.”

“That boy has been suspended in the Netherlands and they will take over. Again on stage. They are nothing different or better than the woke community,” Derksen clearly showed what he thinks about FIFA's attitude regarding the suspension of Overmars.

Olfers
Professor Marjan Olfers hopes that FIFA will reconsider Overmars' worldwide suspension. “If you organize the World Cup in a country where homosexuality is punishable by death (Saudi Arabia, ed.), what standards do you, as FIFA, want to apply in this regard? He will carry this with him throughout his life. How much more do we want now? ?”, it sounds in conversation with it Algemeen Dagblad.

“As a professor, I think we should reflect on this. We must remain reasonable. This is disciplinary law, but even in criminal law, which is structured in such a way that people should be given opportunities again, hardly (worldwide) professional bans are issued,” says Olfers .

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