LELYSTAD, The Netherlands (Reuters) - A Dutch court found six teenage footballers and a player's father guilty on Monday of beating an amateur linesman to death, an incident that shocked the nation and prompted soul-searching over football violence and race.
Linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen, 41, was attacked by the football players - mostly of Moroccan origin - while he was officiating at an under-17 match at Almere, near Amsterdam.
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