Feyenoord have been slammed for helping their ultras organise a party in Glasgow.
The Eredivisie champions take on Celtic on Wednesday night in the final game of their respective Champions League campaigns. Both clubs will be bitterly disappointed they stand no chance of qualifying for the knockout stages, though the Dutch outfit will play Europa League football in the new year.
That hasn’t stopped Feyenoord fans from travelling to Scotland in their thousands, however, selling out their allocation for Parkhead. And the club have even rented out a venue in Glasgow for their supporters to meet for a party in collaboration with ultra groups De Noordzidje and the Rotterdam Radicals.
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But that has outraged the mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb, who was reportedly targeted with death threats last year by members of the club’s extreme supporters groups. And Aboutaleb lambasted Feyenoord for not distancing themselves from the fan groups.
Aboutaleb fumed: “It is understandable and good that Feyenoord is committed to assisting supporters who go to Glasgow. But it is deeply regrettable to do this through the aforementioned supporters' associations.
"The leaders of these associations have shown several times that they are not doing the club any good. In my opinion, Feyenoord should distance itself from that."
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Feyenoord have since defended both the party and their fans, hitting back with: “We do this precisely to ensure that things are well organised and hopefully run smoothly and without incidents. For a good atmosphere, even the day before the match in an otherwise quite rough city, it is best to organise a nice party with different parties, which the majority are looking forward to.
"Organising something together with various supporter groups, including those mentioned, has a positive impact. We do not tar everyone with the same brush and therefore do not exclude entire groups because there are people among them who have been convicted. Previous supporter parties in Tirana, Albania, for example, went very well."
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