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...
Robin van Persie says he is looking forward to achieving success with Feyenoord following his appointment as head coach, Afrosport reports. The former Netherlands forward took over from Brian Priske who was dismissed on February 10, with Pascal Bosschaart taking over on an interim basis, leading the team past AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League knockout playoffs. Van Persie was previously at Heerenveen where he...
Dutch club Feyenoord have announced that Ayase Ueda will be out for the calendar year after suffering a hamstring injury in their home defeat to Ajax on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. The Japan international will miss his country's final 2026 World Cup qualifiers of the year against Indonesia on November 15 and China four days later. Ueda, who has scored 14 goals in 18 matches for his...
Chuba Akpom found the back of the net as Ajax defeated Groningen 3-1 at home on Sunday for back-to-back wins for the first time in the Eredivisie this season, Afrosport reports. The Amsterdam giants played out a 1-1 draw with Slavia Prague on Thursday but were fully in control against Groningen with Davy Klassen giving them the lead in the 21st minute. Though Jorg Schreuders levelled...
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