Footballer players in the Netherlands' top two divisions( Eredivisie & Erste divisie ) will not play during the first minute of their games this weekend to draw attention to racism in the Netherlands league.
This comes after the racial abuse of Excelsior's Ahmad Mendes by Den Bosch fans on Sunday.
While players in the top two division stand still, the message 'Racism? Then we don't play football' will appear on scoreboards.
An extra minute will be added on to injury time in the first-half. The abuse of Moreira was condemned by many Dutch international footballer players including former Manchester United forward(Memphis Depay) who's currently playing for Lyon. while Liverpool midfielder Wijnaldum said that the incident "really hit me on a personal level".
During the Netherlands' 5-0 over Estonia on Tuesday, Wijnaldum and team-mate Frenkie de Jong pointed to the colour of their skin after the Liverpool star scored his first goal in the game.
We understand that Den Bosch have apologised to Moreira for declaring the striker mistook "crow sounds" for racist abuse during the Dutch Eerste Divisie game. The referee brought the players off after half an hour as a result of the abuse from a section of the home fans.
Dutch football association have opened an investigation after the incident happened and actions will be taken to ensure that this doesn't occur again.
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