1 hour ago Ronald Koeman has resigned arsenic Netherlands manager aft their World Cup exit, which led to "appalling" racist maltreatment aimed astatine players who missed penalties.
Koeman's broadside were knocked retired by Morocco successful a last-32 shootout aft a 1-1 gully successful Monterrey.
Justin Kluivert, Quinten Timber and Crysencio Summerville each missed their efforts and were subjected to discriminatory, racist and hateful comments connected societal media, said the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB).
Koeman, 63, has stepped down from his 2nd spell successful complaint of the nationalist broadside and hinted that helium whitethorn person ended his managerial vocation altogether.
He said connected Instagram, external: "Looking backmost connected my career, I consciousness particularly proud. I person worked with clubs and radical that shaped maine and gave maine memories that I volition cherish for a lifetime.
"We each dreamed of a World Cup successful which we would constitute history. That didn't enactment out. No-one is much disappointed astir that than me.
"The past years person made maine realise again that determination are much important things than football. Football has been my life, but wellness is priceless. When idiosyncratic you emotion is warring a pugnacious battle, your position changes."
Koeman's woman Bartina, external has been diagnosed with bosom cancer.
The KNVB said it volition question transgression charges against anyone who has abused its players.
"We find this appalling," the FA said., external
"Once a study is filed, ineligible unit measure whether the connection constitutes a punishable offence. This tin pb to a ceremonial ailment being lodged with the Public Prosecution Service, which whitethorn past initiate a transgression investigation."
England's Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho suffered abuse aft missing penalties successful the European Championship last decision by Italy successful 2021.
That led to 2 radical being sentenced to situation and different receiving a suspended sentence.
"Football brings unneurotic millions of antithetic people, whereas favoritism does the nonstop opposite. It truthful runs antagonistic to everything shot stands for," added the KNVB.
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