Ajax director Marc Overmars has called for the current Eredivisie campaign to be cancelled with immediate effect.

While time was called on Belgium's top flight earlier on Thursday, no other European leagues are expected to follow suit over the coming weeks.

However, Overmars feels that his nation's governing body should be making a decision over the cancellation of the Eredivisie sooner rather than later.

Speaking to De Telegraaf, Overmars said: "The league is dead, life is more important. Why would it be about money and not people's well-being at this time?

"I had hoped that the KNVB would take an independent decision, but they are now hiding behind UEFA."

UEFA announced earlier this week that the Champions League and Europa League had been suspended until further notice.

Written by
Darren Plant