A Dutch professional players' council has two weeks to consider the proposal and issue a non-binding opinion before the decision is finalized. FC Twente is a big club with a lot of supporters and the KNVB is pleased the club has been given a second chance." "We feared the licensing commission would pull the plug completely," said KNVB director Bert van Oostveen. Last year, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) banned Twente from European competition for three years for a deal to sell player transfer fee rights to an outside investor. THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) " The Dutch football association's licensing commission has proposed relegating FC Twente to the second-tier Jupiler League to punish the 2010 Eredivisie champion for "repeatedly and deliberately misleading" football authorities and other clubs about its finances.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 18, 2016 10:03 UTC