Former Bafana Bafana and Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar has revealed he once had to escape a hotel fire while rooming with Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Ajax, but not before the Swedish star asked him to go back and grab his bags first.
Ajax chief executive Edwin van der Sar has said his side being denied the Eredivisie title is “understandable” after the league’s season was ended without a champion on Friday.
Ajax have been denied the Eredivisie title after the Dutch 2019-20 season was ended early due to coronavirus, despite the league’s announcement that current standings will be recognised as final.
The Dutch Football Federation (KNVB) has said it intends to end the 2019-20 Eredivisie season after Netherlands prime minister Mark Rutte announced on Tuesday that all professional football is banned until September 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Donny van de Beek’s agent insists he is unworried about the Ajax midfielder’s future, saying there is still plenty of interest in the Netherlands international.
Abdelhak Nouri’s family have confirmed that the Ajax star is now being treated at home after suffering permanent brain damage, while offering a positive update on his progress since waking up from a coma.
The global coronavirus outbreak has caused major disruption to the sporting calendar, with European football’s top leagues forced to take action over the past week.
Juventus have announced that the club has completed the £68-million signing of centre back Matthijs de Ligt from Ajax on a five-year contract.
Liverpool are closing in on their first signing of the summer with Dutch youngster Sepp Van Den Berg likely to join by the end of the week.
Former Manchester United, Ajax Amsterdam and Barcelona manager Louis Van Gaal has called time on his 25-year-old coaching career.