John Heitinga has been appointed as the new head coach of Dutch giants Ajax on a two-year contract following the depature of Francesco Farioli, Afrosport reports. Farioli left the Amsterdam outfit after seeing their lead of the Eredivisie slip from their grasp with a few games left, and ultimately ended one point behind bitter rivals PSV Eindhoven, marking the third season in a row Ajax failed...
Francesco Farioli has left his head coach role at Ajax following the team’s failure to win the Dutch league title, Afrosport reports. Ajax sat atop the Eredivisie standings, holding a nine-point lead ahead of second-placed PSV Eindhoven with seven games remaining in the season. They, however, collapsed, finishing second and a point behind PSV following two losses, two draws and one win in their last five...
Former Tottenham Hotspur and Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen has announced he will retire from professional football at the end of the ongoing 2024-25 season,” Afrosport reports. The 37-year-old, who has been at Anderlecht since 2022, joined Spurs from Ajax in 2012 and made 315 competitive appearances for the North London club before leaving for Benfica in 2020. Vertonghen retired from international football last year and is...
Athletic Bilbao, Eintracht Frankfurt, Lazio, and Bodo/Glimt all secured their places in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, Afrosport reports. Bilbao defeated 10-man Roma 3-1 at the San Mames thanks to a brace from Nico Williams either side of a Yuri Berchiche strike, while a stoppage time penalty from Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes ended up being a consolation for the visitors. Experienced German...
Nigerian forward Chuba Akpom has completed a short-term loan move to French side Lille from Ajax, Afrosport reports. Akpom, whose contract with Ajax runs until June 2028, joins Lille until the end of the season, with the deal including an option to buy for the Ligue 1 club. “I am very happy to be here. LOSC is a great club, one of the best in France,...
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