08.12.2011 - Manchester mira la Europa League: después de 6 años, Manchester United vuelve a quedar eliminado de la Champions League en 1º ronda y el City quedó afuera (en su lugar entró Nápoli) de los octavos de final.
Los portugueses con una de cal y una arena: Benfica adentro, Porto afuera.

Sonny Silooy was a terrific footballer who climbed to the pinnacle of world soccer with AFC Ajax and the Dutch National Team (that's him with Edgar Davids in the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final). He also broke my finger on Tuesday. Well maybe, as the fallout from this most recent debacle has yet to be determined.

A Dutch classic and a Warsaw derby are among the weekend's top games as on-song Manchester United FC look to test new-look Chelsea FC's resolve in the English Premier League.

Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven v AFC Ajax
Ajax will be keen to defend their unbeaten start to the Eredivisie season when they visit a PSV side who can move level on points with the league leaders with a win in Amsterdam.

Denmark seem to be a footballing nation on the rise, with a stylish possesion/technique playing style, If things continue from there last two visits to away grounds at Iceland and Scotland, where in both matches they dominated long spells of the game, they could well be on their way to qualifiying for the Euro 2012 which will take part in Poland and Ukraine.

We'll take Apoel in Group G, please. No, not to win. To take home with us.

Just before you start firing off missives to us about how we promised not to ever cover this proper football news stuff, please note the following: the terms of our geek adoption scheme requires us to release the two crazies occupying the Mayhem & Fruit Beverages Suite for exercise at unannounced times.

Wesley Sneijder is the name on the lips of many a Man Utd fan. Rumours about an upcoming Red Devil bid for the Dutch maestro have been swirling all summer, reaching a peak this week when Sniejder refused to rule out a transfer to the rainy north-west.
One stumbling block to a move appears to be salary, with the Dutchman currently on £250,000 per week, which does not fit into Man Utd's non-Rooney wage structure.

Wesley Sneijder is the name on the lips of many a Man Utd fan. Rumours about an upcoming Red Devil bid for the Dutch maestro have been swirling all summer, reaching a peak this week when Sniejder refused to rule out a transfer to the rainy north-west.
One stumbling block to a move appears to be salary, with the Dutchman currently on £250,000 per week, which does not fit into Man Utd's non-Rooney wage structure.

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax) is a professional soccer club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. The club is historically one of the three clubs that dominate the Dutch national football league (Eredivisie) along with PSV and Feyenoord and is the current Dutch Eredivisie champion.

Former AFC Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur FC boss Martin Jol has been appointed the new manager at Fulham FC following the resignation of Mark Hughes last week.

One of the legendary clubs of Europe, AFC Ajax, paid a visit to Portland to play a match versus the Portland Timbers. Displaying talent evident for one of the best teams in the Dutch national league, Ajax used goals from Lorenzo Ebecilio and Demy de Zeeuw to post a 2 to 0 victory. The Timbers return to MLS league play on May 29 with an afternoon match versus D.

The Timbers have plenty of action going on this Memorial Day weekend, as all three Timbers clubs will be in action. The First Team has a friendly with AFC Ajax on May 25 and a league match on May 29, the Reserves will play Seattle Sounders FC on May 30, while the Timbers U-23 have two home matches on May 25 and May 29.

Last Sunday D.C. United faced off against one of the biggest names in world football, AFC Ajax. If you are unfamiliar with the Amsterdam giants, we ran a nice refresher on de Godenzonen (Sons of the Gods in Dutch) on dcunited.com. The match ended up being very entertaining, and I was lucky enough to do a quick interview with one of the best midfielders of all-time and current Ajax manager, Frank de Boer.

AFC Ajax took to some shopping at the Adidas HQ in North Portland as well as doing some light training with some local boys.

Not much here other than that, still it's nice to see em in our city.

Warning: video is in Dutch.

Washington, D.C. - In a mid-season international friendly at RFK, D.C. United played host to Dutch football champions Ajax. Although D.C. forward Blake Brettschneider was able to score a goal for...
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Defensive mistakes leading to goals have been a constant so far this season for D.C. United and this afternoon's 2-1 loss to Dutch power Ajax of Amsterdam was no different. Ajax scored early and late to overcome their pesky MLS ...

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax) is a professional soccer club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. The club is historically one of the three clubs that dominate the Dutch national football league (Eredivisie) along with PSV and Feyenoord. Witn 29 Eredivisie, 18 KNVB Cups and 4 UEFa European Champion [.

The Portland Timbers have announced their first international friendly as they will play play renowned Dutch Eredivisie club AFC Ajax in a friendly Wednesday, May 25, at JELD-WEN Field; kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ajax is one of the most storied clubs in European soccer.

Washington, D.C. (March 14, 2011) - D.C. United announced today plans for the club will play an international friendly against legendary Dutch Eredivisie side AFC Ajax on Sunday, May 22 at RFK Stadium. Though Ajax played a 1-1 draw against the U.S. Men's National Team at RFK Stadium on May 12, 1990, this will be the first-ever meeting between the two clubs.