During FC Utrecht’s 2-0 victory on Sunday morning, their vile monkey chants were directed at Ghanaian attacker Brian Brobbey, who is Dutch by birth.
After Stephen Berghuis gave his team the lead early on in the game, the striker added a second goal for the Dutch champions.
Berghuis then switched roles, supplying Brobbey with a cross that the striker turned in to make it 2-0 for Ajax.
But the player in an interview with ESPN after the match says he did not hear it but does not care as his side won the game.
“Monkey chants? I didn’t hear it, but after the game, I looked at my phone and my brother said they did. They might get fined. I don’t care. Of course, it’s not a nice thing to hear, but we were up 0-2. Let them talk. In the end, we won and they lost.â€
The KNVB football association has since responded to the misconduct.
“The professional football prosecutor is investigating whether the club can be blamed,” a statement read. “It is also taken into account whether they track down the perpetrators and nominate them for a national stadium ban.
“Previously, perpetrators of discriminatory chants went free too often because the available images in combination with sound were not sufficient as evidence. Hopefully, that will not happen again in the future.”
FC Utrecht director Thijs van Es speaks has blasted the behavior of supporters, who also briefly halted the game after a firework was set off.
“We have identified the fireworks thrower, he has now been arrested,” he said. “We also have the individuals who have shouted in the picture. We will go after that. It may be small numbers, but they screw up.”