The almost 37-year-old South Hollander presented the arrival of the “Makkelie Scheidsrechterslijn” in social media in October and already advertised it. The KNVB investigates whether the potential European Championships goer with his personal webshop is breaking the rules.
According to referee coordinator Dick van Egmond, that investigation is still ongoing. Van Egmond does not want to respond substantively during the investigation. The union checks whether Makkelie adheres to the rules. For example, the KNVB has a clothing contract with Nike, while Makkelie offers clothing from Macron that has a contract with the European football association UEFA. The products that the referee wants to offer, such as clothing and numerous attributes, bear his self-designed logo consisting of the letters DM. The KNVB has its own webshop, in which items for referees can also be purchased.
