Beerschot AC is a football club with a well-established, huge social commitment. By means of the Downtown project we collaborate with the needy, immigrants and the neighborhood. We are aware of the need for prevention. Every home game we ask our supporters to support their team 100 percent, but with respect for the opponent. Through website and Facebook we request our fans constantly to support in a positive way.

The incident with the unfortunate and unacceptable chants during the away game at Lierse throws a shadow over this social commitment and the community involvement of the club. To emphasize this commitment and taking into account the specific context of what happened last Friday, Beerschot AC demands its fans to support the people in Japan by donating money at the bank account of the Red Cross, 000-0000053-53, mentioning "gift Japan - Beerschot".

Beerschot launches this call for help through all its public channels (website, Facebook) and will repeat this message on the occasion of its home game against Standard Liège next Sunday.