The FA have ruled out the possibility of playing England's friendly date with Holland behind closed doors.
England will not face Holland behind closed doors
The Football Association have ruled out the possibility of playing England's friendly date with Holland behind closed doors.
In the wake of ongoing civil unrest in London, the decision was taken on Tuesday to call the game off.
It had been suggested that Wednesday's fixture could be revived, but without supporters being granted access to Wembley stadium.
However, with the Metropolitan Police confirming their resources would be too stretched trying to restore order after three nights of rioting in the capital, it quickly became apparent the high-profile friendly against the World Cup runners-up could not go ahead as planned.
There was an outside chance Brent Council would have granted a safety certificate for a game to be played with none of the anticipated 70,000 fans present.
Meaningless
But, without even bothering to contact their Dutch counterparts, the FA quickly dismissed the idea.
"Anyone who has played in a closed-doors game comments about what a hollow, meaningless experience it is," said Club England managing director Adrian Bevington.
"That is before we start making calls to the Dutch to ask if they would have been prepared to do it. Then you have the issues over sponsors, broadcasters, clubs.
"There are so many factors to consider without getting into the safety issue.
"I don't see how that could have happened."
