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AZ Alkmaar locked the Legia Warsaw team in the stadium and then attacked them with police and security

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https://sport.tvp.pl/73219971/josue-i-radovan-pankov-zatrzymani-przez-policje-w-holandii-skandal-w-alkmaar

**There was a scandal after Legia Warsaw's match in Alkmaar against local AZ. Josue and Radovan Pankov were detained by the police. The players were dragged out of the coach and taken to the police station. More information will follow shortly.**

It was and is a scandal. Legia Warsaw lost the match against AZ Alkmaar 0:1, but what happened afterwards....

Let's start with the results:

- Josue and Radovan Pankov were arrested by the police
- One member of the Legia staff received several blows with a baton
- The physical integrity of the Legia delegation and media representatives was violated

It all started with the bizarre decision to close the stadium, from which no one was allowed to leave for several dozen minutes. There were no explanations. There were isolated words about Legia fans leaving their sector.

At the same time, the Legia players, who had been hindered from leaving the Alkmaar stadium, were packing into the coach. After time, there were nerves and provocative behaviour from the security, who had already shown a lack of culture and strange behaviour before the match.

Eventually, the departure of the Legia coach was blocked. Police cordoned off the vehicle, in which the players, coaches and several members of the delegation took refuge. Officers reacted allergically to the media. There was aggression and violations of bodily integrity. Some tried to interrogate and question... who they were talking to on the phone. The whole situation began to border on the absurd.

This was not the end of the story. The peak of surprise came when the police threatened to... storm the coach. The finale was that the locals wanted to detain two players. The Legia representatives were pushed away and Josue and Radovan Pankov were taken to the police station. Both players are being transported by officers to Amsterdam.

The Polish representatives in the Netherlands were immediately alerted. The topic is developing and for the time being, we are still trying to get more information. However, we felt first-hand the behavior of the local police, whose police cars came close to trampling several people.

One thing is certain - an unprecedented story has happened in Alkmaar, which will have further consequences."