Soccer player gunned down in latest Amsterdam violence


  • World
  • Thursday, 19 Sep 2019

FILE PHOTO: Football - Burton Albion v Leicester City - Pre Season Friendly - Pirelli Stadium - 28/7/15 Christian Fuchs of Leicester City in action with Kelvin Maynard of Burton Albion Mandatory Credit: Action Images / John Clifton Livepic

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A former Dutch professional footballer who played for clubs in Portugal, Hungary and England has been shot dead in the latest violence to afflict Amsterdam, police said.

Defender Kelvin Maynard, 32, died when two assailants on a motorbike opened fire on his car on Wednesday night in a south-east district of the Dutch capital, a police statement said.

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