The court now rules that this sentence is too severe. According to the contract that KNVB had concluded with DWSV, the strictest possible measure that the football association could take is that all DWSV teams would not be allowed to participate in the competition for the duration of one season. The KNVB could also have taken other, less far-reaching measures, without compromising its goal (promoting safety), the verdict stated.
Football club DWSV unjustly expelled by KNVB
