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According to various media, Ajax is no longer in discussions with Graham Potter, the intended new coach of the Amsterdam club. Ajax does not want or cannot meet the financial demands of the English trainer.
In addition, Potter was reportedly not allowed to bring his own scout. Ajax, which is looking for a successor to John van 't Schip, who will leave after this season, had been in discussions with Potter for weeks. Now that Potter has been dropped, there are still two trainers on Ajax's shortlist. One of them is Erik ten Hag, who previously caused a stir at Ajax by reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, among other things. He is now under great pressure as manager of Manchester United. Because it is still unclear whether Ten Hag has a future at United, Ajax would also have Francesco Farioli on the candidate list. The 35-year-old Italian, who has already had several conversations with technical director Alex Kroes, is now coach of the French OGC Nice. Although Farioli's salary demands are not a problem, unlike those of Potter, he still has an ongoing contract in Nice. Ajax will therefore have to reach an agreement on a buyout sum with his club. Ajax has ended up in a deep crisis this season. Not only are there administrative issues in every possible way, but the sporting performance is also dismal. The Amsterdam team hope to finish fifth in the Eredivisie. Van 't Schip has already announced that he will do something different after this season. The Blog Tags Widget will appear here on the published site.
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After five seasons without a title, the Brabant technology and industrial city Eindhoven is again the football capital of the Netherlands.
PSV secured the 25th national title in club history by beating Sparta Rotterdam 4-2 at home, meaning that coach Peter Bosz's team can no longer be traced by pursuer Feyenoord. The tension that was no longer there in the title battle was in the legs of the PSV players on Sunday afternoon. The team of coach Peter Bosz had an extremely difficult start in the match that was supposed to be one big party. The celebration of PSV's first championship in six years came, but only after a fierce battle with opponent Sparta and themselves. The Blog Tags Widget will appear here on the published site.
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Alex Kroes returns to Ajax. After his return, Kroes will not work as general manager, the position for which he was first hired, but as technical director.
Kroes was suspended by the supervisory board for alleged insider trading in Ajax shares. The commissioners are now reconsidering that decision. “We are not deaf to the sounds around us and have spoken frequently in recent weeks to people inside and outside Ajax, including the Board of Directors and of course Alex himself,” Supervisory Board Chairman Michael van Praag said in a press release. “It goes without saying that conditions were agreed upon that made this change possible. The club must move on and we believe that it is good for Ajax that we have ultimately arrived at this solution together. Alex will play an important role in the football technical part of the organization and will mainly focus on the purchasing and sales policy.” The Blog Tags Widget will appear here on the published site.
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Feyenoord honored in Rotterdam4/22/2024 Champion Feyenoord is honored in Rotterdam. The Binnenrotte and surrounding area are full of fans. On the stage at Blaak station, the cup winner is cheered and sung by many thousands of fans.
The celebration started this afternoon with a performance by Lee Towers. Then the players appeared on stage, with the cup. Captain Gernot Trauner showed it to the audience, who responded with cheering and setting off fireworks. Because of the party, part of the center is closed to traffic. Supporters are therefore advised to come by public transport. The square has room for 35,000 supporters. Although the party has only just started, the first fans already gathered at the stage at Blaak station around 6:30 am. According to a reporter from regional broadcaster Rijnmond, there was a rush this morning for supporters who did not want to miss the opportunity to be at the front. "We left at 4:45 am, so we are well on time," a man who is already standing at the entrance on the Meent side early in the morning with his children told the reporter earlier today. The fans were looking forward to it. They all wanted to be as close to the stage as possible. “That's always the best moment: when the players go on stage,” said one boy. “Then it will explode, right,” his father added. This year the ceremony will not take place on the Coolsingel, as usual. The municipality expects that fewer people will be present at this ceremony than at last year's championship celebration. Then the celebration of the Feyenoord players attracted an estimated 150,000 people to Rotterdam. Feyenoord won the KNVB Cup for the fourteenth time on Sunday, with a 1-0 victory in De Kuip over NEC. Immediately after the match there were celebrations in the streets of Rotterdam. Various supporters also traditionally jumped into the Hofplein fountain. The Blog Tags Widget will appear here on the published site.
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Feyenoord wins Dutch cup final4/22/2024 Feyenoord won a fiercely contested Dutch cup final to lift the trophy for the 14th time in a match that was twice stopped by crowd disturbances.
Brazilian forward Igor Paixão scored the only goal in the 59th minute when he squeezed a shot underneath the outstretched glove of Jasper Cillessen at the foot of the left-hand post. The goal came four minutes after the players had returned from a 20-minute break while firefighters put out a banner that had caught fire in front of the stand. Referee Serdar Gözübüyük also had to stop play briefly early in the first half after clouds of smoke from fireworks in the stands billowed across the pitch. For Feyenoord the win offers some consolation for relinquishing their league title to PSV Eindhoven, while NEC extended their unenviable record of having lost all five finals they have reached. A relieved Feyenoord midfielder Quinten Timber admitted the team had been under the cosh for much of the game. “We really had to fight today, especially after the red card,” he told ESPN. “We didn’t start well and lost a lot of 50-50 challenges. It was a real test for us but we came out on top.” The Rotterdam club shaded the first half in their own De Kuip stadium, but NEC came closest to taking the lead when Tjaronn Cherry lashed the ball into the net from an offside position. Paixão scored while Feyenoord were in the ascendancy, having gone close a few minutes earlier through Timber. Lutsharel Geertruida looked to have sealed the match with a 70th-minute tap-in, but he was judged to have been marginally offside. The match was back in the balance two minutes later when Feyenoord’s Yankuba Minteh received a second yellow card for stamping on Philippe Sandler. NEC almost equalised when Sylla Sow’s shot squirted wide of Timon Wellenreuther’s left-hand upright, while at the other end Ayase Ueda spurned a golden chance for Feyenoord’s second after running on to Timber’s through ball. Roberto Gonzalez had the best chance for NEC as his team stepped up the pressure in the last 10 minutes, but his header fell straight into the arms of Wellenreuther. The Blog Tags Widget will appear here on the published site.
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Feyenoord humiliates Ajax, 6-04/7/2024 Ajax’s season reached a new low on Sunday as they lost 6-0 to archrivals Feyenoord. Igor Paixao and Yankuba Minteh each scored a double, with David Hancko and Quinten Timber scoring the other goals.
It was Feyenoord’s biggest win against Ajax and the first time in the Amsterdam club’s history that they didn’t score in two matches against the reigning champions. Ajax started the match with Brian Brobbey on the bench. The striker has recovered from a hamstring injury that has kept him out for three weeks. Feyenoord was boosted by Bart Nieuwkoop passing a late fitness test to start. The tone of the match was clear from the first minute, as the home side dominated. The first chance came when Calvin Stengs laid the ball back to Santiago Gimenez, who tried to shoot at the near post. It was saved by Geronimo Rulli. The next chance came just four minutes later. Yankuba Minteh dribbled past Jorrel Hato before shooting from the byline rather than finding a teammate in the box. His shot was saved by Rulli. Arne Slot’s side kept getting chances. Lutsharel Geertruida and Gimenez squandered big chances before they finally took the lead in the 34th minute. hmetcan Kaplan lost the ball in a dangerous position to Minteh, who then played a perfect pass through to Igor Paixao. The finish was brilliant: a deft chip that went over Rulli and into the net. It was the Brazilian’s third goal against Ajax in his fourth game. The Rotterdam team doubled their lead in the next attack. Nieuwkoop was played in after another error in possession, this time from Hato; the full-back found Minteh in the box. His shot was deflected by Kaplan into the far corner. Despite being the third top scorer in the Eredivisie, Gimenez has not been at the same level he was last season, and it showed once more as he missed another significant chance to score. A free kick was chipped behind the Ajax backline to the Mexican striker, but he volleyed it far over. It was 3-0 before halftime. Gimenez tried to overhead kick the ball toward the goal, but it found Hancko instead, who was on hand to head home from close range. Ajax finished the half with zero shots on goal. Minteh got his second of the game in the 56th minute. The Gambia winger curled the ball into the far corner, and no Ajax defender did their best to stop the shot. Quinten Timber got himself on the scoresheet just after the hour mark. Again, Ajax lost the ball in a dangerous position and was punished for the third time in the match. Substitute Branco van den Boomen was the guilty party this time. Timber won the ball from him before shooting it into the far corner with a peach of a strike. Four minutes later, it was 6-0. Geertruida won a scramble in front of goal before Paixao hit in off the bottom of the crossbar. Feyenoord took off the attackers in the closing stages. They even thought they had scored a seventh, but Alireza Jahanbaksch’s goal was disallowed for offside. It was the first time in Ajax’s history that they lost a match by a six-goal margin. It was an apt ending to a tumultuous week for the Amsterdam club in a turbulent season. General Manager Alex Kroes was suspended on Tuesday for alleged insider trading. Another director, Michael van Praag, is now also accused of not registering his Ajax shares in time. The Blog Tags Widget will appear here on the published site.
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