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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

“If NAC wins, those other clubs will also file summary proceedings. That could mean that the competition cannot be completed.” Speaking on NAC’s position, the club’s CEO Remco Oversier told ESPN.nl the case was about “securing the interest of NAC Breda”.

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

The KNVB argued that replaying one match would set a precedent that all those games would be ruled invalid. “We think that chaos will ensue because so many other clubs have made reservations,” KNVB vice president Mariane van Leeuwen told ESPN.nl this week.

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

According to a report by ESPN.nl, KNVB’s legal case argues that at least 11 players in the Eredivisie would be impacted by the eligibility issue, and they were involved in a minimum of 133 top-flight matches this season.

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

The legal arguments A statement from NAC on April 15 confirmed their request to the KNVB competition board and subsequent appeal to the Utrecht court. The club said it would not be commenting further until the court had come to its decision.

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

NAC argues its appeal relates to just one match, but the KNVB is fearful that the impact of any court ruling could throw Dutch football into chaos.

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

being notified that James was ineligible. In response, NAC have escalated the case to the Utrecht court. Both sides presented their arguments this week, with a ruling set for Monday.

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

and therefore required a work permit to play, despite holding a passport. NAC insist the result should be ruled invalid and the match replayed. The KNVB competition board rejected NAC’s appeal, ruling that the result would stand and not be replayed despite

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

NAC highlighted that James, 26, was not eligible to play because he previously accepted an offer to represent Indonesia internationally in March 2025. The Netherlands-born defender acquiring Indonesian citizenship meant he automatically revoked his Dutch nationality

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

The case in Utrecht, a city in the centre of the Netherlands, has been brought by NAC Breda — who play in the Eredivisie, the top division of Dutch football — regarding the eligibility of Go Ahead Eagles defender Dean James during a fixture between the sides on March 15, a game Go Ahead won 6-0.

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

The citizenship court ruling which threatens a ‘crisis’ for Dutch football - The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has warned that a court ruling due on Monday could throw the nation’s top soccer league into “chaos”.

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

CDA D66 Internationaal Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) GroenLinks Volt Nederland Partij voor de Dieren VVD Jan Paternotte Hermie de Voer Jan Schoonis www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...

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The citizenship court ruling which threatens a 'crisis' for Dutch football

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Maar: over een paar maanden kan de Tweede Kamer besluiten tot het opheffen op dit 19e-eeuws verbod. Wie wint bij instandhouding ervan? Twan Laan Stichting Nederlanders Buiten Nederland - SNBN Hent de Vries Jan Joosten Fieke Slager-van de Ven Jacobine van Laar

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Post from Eelco Keij Duidelijker kan de onzin van het Nederlandse verbod op dubbele nationaliteit niet duidelijk worden gemaakt. Al vele duizenden onvrijwillige Nederlanders gingen deze voetballers voor.

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too. theatlantic.com/.../illibera....

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

US blockade 'can only harm the world even more' Rear Admiral Joe Sestak, former deputy chief of naval operations, told Sky's Yalda Hakim that he didn't see any 'purpose' in the US blockade and that it 'can only harm the world even more.' Sunday 12 April 2026 20:18, UK news.sky.com/video/us-blo...

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US blockade 'can only harm the world even more'

Rear Admiral Joe Sestak, former deputy chief of naval operations, told Sky's Yalda Hakim that he didn't see any 'purpose' in the US blockade and that it 'can only harm the world even more.'

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Gérard Binnendijk @gerardbinnendijk.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

...and Witkoff neither......https://www.facebook.com/NBCNews/posts/steve-witkoff-is-no-diplomat-despite-his-appointment-as-the-president-elects-spe/994631512528714/

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