Excelsior's Ahmad Mendes Moreira (right) walks off the pitch after allegedly being subjected to racist abuse from the start of Sunday's gameFootballers in the Netherlands' top two divisions will not play during the first minute of their matches this weekend to draw attention to racism. It comes after the racial abuse of Excelsior's Ahmad Mendes Moreira by Den Bosch fans on Sunday. While players in the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie stand still, the message 'Racism? The abuse of Moreira was condemned by many Dutch international footballers including Lyon forward Memphis Depay, while Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum said the incident "really hit me on a personal level". Den Bosch have apologised to Moreira for declaring the striker mistook "crow sounds" for racist abuse during the Dutch second division match.

Source: BBC November 20, 2019 21:33 UTC