Ajax director of football Marc Overmars quits over 'inappropriate messages to female colleagues'

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Marc Overmars, Ajax's director of football affairs, will leave the club with immediate effect after the Dutch champions said he sent a "series of inappropriate messages to several female colleagues"

Ajax stated Overmars made the decision to step down after talks over recent days with the club's board and chief executive Edwin van der Sar.

Overmars - the former Arsenal, Barcelona and Ajax winger - told the club's website: "I am ashamed. Last week I was confronted with reports about my behaviour and how this has come across to others.

"Unfortunately, I didn't realise that I was crossing the line with this, but that was made clear to me in recent days. I suddenly felt enormous pressure. I apologise.

"Certainly for someone in my position, this behaviour is unacceptable. I now see that too. But it is too late. I see no other option but to leave Ajax.

"This also has a major impact on my private situation. That is why I ask everyone to leave me and my family alone."

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00:00 - Overmars leaves Ajax over inappropriate messages
00:19 - Background to this story
01:03 - Overmars says he was unaware of crossing boundaries.
02:48 - Fears over Ajax club culture / more to come
03:57 - How damaging is this for Ajax?

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70 komentarze:

Chris Lake:

Giggs and Overmars still competing against each other. Time to give it up guys.

Tony Coughlan:

Overmars sliding into the Ajax chicks DMs 🤣🤣😂😂

Tolo G:

One wonders why with all his success, charm and power he can’t quit behaving inappropriate with women. Some men need to get a grip instead of destroying their legacy and shame their family !

TheProGamerz 28:

“need to make sure women are protected” am I missing something here? either the messages are much worse than I imagine or hes just overreacting coz flirtatious messages happen all the time doesn’t make the receiving people victims. and the fact that no one came out about it before himself makes me think surely they can’t be that bad or we would have heard earlier

JC:

Prison FC’s director of football here we go🤣🤣🤣

pontificator:

What would Luciano Moggi do in this case?
Best Director ever, he would of course take this oppourtunity and hire one of the 5 best sports director if not the best during the last decade.

Wael Ali:

I think both the quickness and effectiveness of Ajax's response will determine how they limit the damage.

Jay G:

Let’s get him at arsenal ffs

ASYRAF SYAHLA:

That's a huge mistake for Ajax

Muse Ahmed:

What if he says "It was just locker room talk." 🤔

jimmi hendrix hendrix:

Nobody is perfect.There is a moon in everyone.There is a dark side in everyone.

Kristian Gibbings:

He'll have his pick to choose from.

Goldgiver Beatz:

He told his female colleague she really made the kit look good

jc dova:

That’s too bad and hopefully the legend will rise again soon.

Lili Dili:

when u give the dishwashers too much power and they start ruining everythings

Random Gaz:

Dribbles down the wing, and his trousers....

since1892:

Hello Ajax, we are not calling Marc anymore 😂🤣🤭

CatchMeOffsides:

I think the power got to him

Must have forgotten he lives in 2022!

David de Bruijn:

exceptional English. Proud to hear it!

D MERLS:

I tend not to have sympathy when rich, famous and married men have issues with women. Leave this kind of stuff to broke nobodies who may struggle to do well with the ladies.

Rob ENSUR:

Cannot they find a better Dutch commentator?

Synthesizer Patel:

Marc Underbras

Brandon Eddy:

Arsenal have to get Marc for sure!

Jude Eze:

Let's bring him home to the Emirates, North London

S King:

Would love him at united but the glazers would never.

Aboebi Aboebi:

Thanks Marc 😂

Nemesis86:

Funny how the PC brigade are branding this as shameful yet there isn't a single one of us who hasn't either sent a naked picture or been sent a naked picture from a woman before 😂. I meen true it may have been in bad taste but we don't know what these women did in response or even if they sent some to him

Marko Milas:

No more getting him in icon packs, big win from ea 🤣🤣

HO SUM YUEN:

just messages ??? what else, marc?

TEE-JAY 🇸🇱:

Overmars to utd> Ten Hag to utd

Able Mukundi-Jiho:

Here after fifa suspended his ultimate team card

BabsW:

We need to see the messages

morbius:

We need DOF (NUFC) :)

Steven Downes:

Lol don't try chat up a woman these days or loss you'r job 🤣😂🤡

KS:

No warning!

chrisdee:

Overmars tried to step over the scandal but ultimately fell in the canal.

AFC Cape Town:

The door to Arsenal is always open to you
Overmars>Edu

Shooting sports Transparency:

*Breaking News* Marc Overmars asked by John de Mol to take over the vacant seat in the Voice panel.

Puppy 1975:

Oh, the little tinker! 🙄

Star Wonder:

Shocked by HUMAN NATURE... 🤔

Victor Oleru:

Heading to New Castle or Man United incomes Ten Hag

Master Chief:

Lol, could share a cell with DT.

Craig Waters:

🤯🤯

CRs7HD:

Here we goo againnn

The Hh:

Sets up Erik ten Hag to United in the summer nicely! 🔴

Camagu Livumile:

You can't even flirt in football in our days 🙆🏼‍♂️🙆🏼‍♂️🙆🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️. Like I always say: The are three sides in a story: Her side, His side and the Truth.

Junior Lion:

What did the message read ?....how bad was it ?
Can someone please leak them on s sports 🤷🏾‍♂️

Wramerdam Milot:

His career in football is over now

Lucas Melrose-Steel:

Removed from fifa 😂😂😂

Peter Crosbie:

Marc “Can I see your” Bras

Hereward Of Bourn:

Lol its getting silly

Ether_Lana:

He was an Arsenal player so what do you expect

CHD:

Everything is recorded now.

ilias:

To New Castle

Conner.:

What do they class as inappropriate?? This is a country full of legal sex houses ??? Perhaps Brothels is inappropriate ?

Jason Taylor:

Everton bound

Keep Eating:

I want to know what he texted

GUILLERMO VILLAR MAMANI:

If he had had more respect to his now former female colleagues, he would have remained at the club, really. Greetings from Lima, Peru.

Mufc11:

Some of these comments are Neanderthal in content I'd say it's worrying.

Mechayq:

Let the man do his thing

Decio da Silva:

He was probably just being a normal man you know, asking girls out...the problem with weman these days is that they want to be treated like man...

GUILLERMO VILLAR MAMANI:

This is a very serious problem, really. Greetings from Lima, Peru.

Star Wonder:

"THE GREAT RESET"? BY PROFESSOR WALTER VEITH AND MARTIN SMITH YOU TUBE POWERFUL POWERFUL WATCH FROM SOUTH AFRICA ENJOY 😄🙏🏾

THE DESTROYER:

Not this again

Robert Love:

Women and football just does not go together we'll keep out

thehypercovery:

Cancel cultue in full force

DW:

Shagga

CodeWeb:

This is what happens when people leave God in secular societies.

LindyLou:

Why does this happen over and over again? If nothing else, don’t footballers and club staff have any awareness of the news and the potential negative impact of social media?

prince of zamunda:

we can't text grown adults "inappropriately" now? what's the world come to? I warned people this would happen the moment we allowed women into men's sports. the game is soo pussified it's not interesting anymore. Pathetic 🚮