Aston Villa fans ‘attacked by Ajax hooligans’ at train station in Amsterdam
SHOCKING footage has emerged showing Aston Villa fans being attacked by Ajax hooligans at a train station in Amsterdam.
A small group of British supporters were reportedly attacked ahead of their Europa Conference League match on Thursday evening.
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The footage shows a fan struggling to get up after appearing to be knocked to the ground, while several other men can be seen swarming another Villa supporter.
After receiving several blows to the head, the defenseless fan falls to the ground as the hooligans continue to kick him.
One of the men then turns and throws a flying punch at the fan who has only just found his feet.
The footage then ends abruptly and it is currently unclear what happened next.
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It is not the first time that Ajax hooligans have caused chaos before a match.
In June 2019, four Ajax criminals were jailed for attacking officers ahead of the Champions League semi-final with Spurs.
The four Dutchmen were caught acting violently CCTV — in a rampage that left one fan with “life-threatening” injuries.
The Dutch gang of four were also banned from every British football pitch for six years.
In September 2023, riot police were confronted with multiple explosions as they tried to disperse clashing Ajax and Marseille fans ahead of their Europa League match.
Riot police became involved in an attempt to separate the two groups, making them targets of violence.
Police were forced to dodge an explosion that looked like fireworks, next to a van they had used to create a barrier between fans.
And in October, police were forced to brandish batons in an attempt to stop violent scenes after Brighton and Ajax played a Europa League match.
Shocking video footage emerged showing supporters throwing a mat over a barrier as police shouted at them to ‘come back’.
As the crowd grew, officers were forced to take out their batons and one ended up on the ground after being pushed over.
At the beginning of last year, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) introduced new rules to tackle the problem of hooliganism.
Stadium bans have become part of the Dutch Association’s working method, as has the suspension of matches – which Ajax fans have enforced twice since the introduction of the new rules.
However, football experts have said that there is now a form of anarchy that requires stricter measures to be taken.
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