AZ's stadium roof partially collapses during high winds

Part of the roof of the AFAS Stadium in Alkmaar, belonging to AZ of the Eredivisie, collapsed on Saturday with no reported injuries.

Images show part of one of the AFAS Stadium's stands caved in, with roof panels having fallen onto the seats below.

AZ confirmed there were no reported injuries and a club statement emphasised that the stadium was empty at the time of the incident.

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"There was nobody in the stadium at the time of the collapse. The management and stakeholders of the club are now on their way. We are still looking into the cause," the statement said.

General manager Robert Eenhoorn later addressed the issue, and although he could offer no answers as to what caused the…