BEAVERTON, Ore. – “You’re not allowed to have any of your fans at an away game.”
Derbies, in Samuel Armenteros’ part of the world, take on a different tone. He was on one side of one the world’s fiercest, playing for Feyenoord against Ajax in a rivalry that is among the fiercest in Northern Europe.
“People are not allowed to travel to Amsterdam and Rotterdam when they play,” he explained. “When they play in Rotterdam,” where Feyenoord is located, “no Ajax supporter is allowed in the stadium, and vice versa. The game has to be played during broad daylight so all the cameras can catch everything and anything.