AZ apologizes for attacking West Ham relatives

He AZ Almaaar asked this Friday of “sincere apologies” to West Ham and announced that it will investigate the serious incidents that occurred on Thursday night in its stadium, when ultras from the Dutch team attacked the relatives of the players of the English team, which they won (0-1) and became qualified for the final. Lucas Paquetá, Said Benrahma and Flynn Downes he launched himself to defend relatives, like two ‘hammer’ followers who prevented the radicals from entering their area. Some of those affected by the attack are the relatives of Benrahma said. He also jumped to defend them Mark Noblenow West Ham’s sporting director.

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In a statement released this Friday, AZ said “what happened went beyond all limits” and returned “to sincerely apologize to West Ham and the thousands of AZ fans who were also hurt by this misconduct.”

“In the next few days, AZ will investigate, together with the police, the public prosecutor’s office and the municipality of Alkmaar, exactly what happened, how it happened and what needs to be improved from now on. Obviously there are things that need to be improved”, confirmed the Dutch club.

As he explained, “part of the analysis is to make a detailed analysis of all available images, so that those responsible for this outrageous behavior have the appropriate consequences.”

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“AZ is a civilized club where sportsmanship and rules and values ​​are paramount. The club will do everything possible, with the authorities involved, to identify these people and take the appropriate measures ,” he added.

At the end of the match, where Spaniard Pablo Fornals’ goal in the 94th minute qualified West Ham For the Conference League final, ultras from the local team attacked relatives of English players and confronted them, while club security intervened to stop the confrontation.

“While the whole world was waiting for a historic European match, it turned into a dark night because of the events that took place after the referee’s final whistle. It had been a night to ponder the shame. Not because of the football game being played, but because of the attitude of some guests. Unfortunately, we cannot use the word “fans” to refer to these people,” insisted the Dutch team.

West Ham, who won the first leg in London 2-1will play in the Conference League final on June 7 in Prague against Fiorentina, who beat Swiss Basel (1-3).

The London team led by David Moyes will return for the last 24 years after playing in the extinct Intertoto, which they won in 1999 against French Metz, and the Italian, led by Vincenzo Italiano, will fight for the European title after 33 years.