The Royal Dutch Football Association would be wise to do to play for Tuesday, as Orange in Stockholm against Sweden the first qualifier for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, to make contact with the families of victims of the MH17 disaster.
This say specialists in bereavement. Many of the survivors are strongly opposed to engage the efforts of the Dutch team in the tournament in the former Soviet Union. They point out that Russia has not been directly or indirectly involved in the downing of the Boeing 777 of Malaysian Airlines. This covered nearly two hundred Dutch were killed.
"It conveys condolences to the bereaved to write a letter of explanation or a different way to seek dialogue ', recommends Klaas-Jan Rodenburg (Director of the National Centre for Bereavement) at the KNVB. "Organizations often can not cope with this kind of precarious situations. Inability do they remain silent. That would be distressing for the relatives. "
So far, the KNVB has no contact with the survivors and their advocacy, the Foundation Vliegramp MH17. But that is not unwillingness, Chris implores the Nijnatten, spokesman for the KNVB. "If we receive signals that need arises, all doors are open to us," he says.
It is not to make a football to choices that have political overtones, where you go beyond our government policy
KNVB spokesmanA boycott of the World Cup in Russia, however, the association is not real. "Russia is a nation with which the Netherlands does both political and economic issues. It is not to make a football choices to therein have political overtones, where you go beyond our government.Remember that sports in general and football World Cup in particular, often just brings people together. "
Psychologist René Diekstra believes it "would be very stupid of the KNVB to invent for themselves what the best attitude towards the families." "Follow in consultation with their representatives, the Foundation Vliegramp MH17," he says, "and ask what can the desired contact form with hundreds of mourners. Do not treat them like lepers, do not walk around them. Put everyone on time why you want if KNVB necessarily with the Dutch national team to Russia. "
By Editorial Volkskrant: Photo: Reuters
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