Ajax Amsterdam News

Ajax has signed a three-year contract to cooperate with the China Football Association's youth program.

ROTTERDAM: PSV Eindhoven thrashed Heracles Almelo 4-0 in the Dutch league on Sunday to stay in touch with leaders Twente Enschede.

Midfielder Demy de Zeeuw scored twice to help Ajax hammer SC Heerenveen 5-1 on Sunday and keep pace with Dutch league leader FC Twente.

Orlando Pirates got their Absa Premiership campaign back on track when they demolished second-placed Ajax Cape Town 3-0 at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday night.

FC Twente's serene progress at the top of the Eredivisie suffered a slight wobble this week when it emerged defender Ronnie Stam has rejected a new contract offer.

Orlando Pirates assistant coach, Craig Rosslee, could hold the key to the outcome of Bucs' Absa Premiership showdown against second placed Ajax Cape Town at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday night.

Rafael Van der Vaart has quashed rumours he is set to quit Real Madrid for Hamburg by expressing a desire to stay at the Bernabeu.

World Cup holder Italy tested out several new players in a 0-0 draw with fellow European power Netherlands in a friendly Saturday.

Costa Rica and Uruguay waged a war of silence rather than words as they prepared for the first leg of their 2010 World Cup playoff at the Saprissa stadium on Saturday .

Italy will attempt to follow its blueprint from four years ago by starting off its World Cup preparations with a friendly victory over the Netherlands on Saturday.

Benni McCarthy is excited to be back. BACK IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT: Re-appointed Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Parreira, photographed shortly after his arrival back in the country yesterday Picture: DANIEL BORN He will be joining Bafana as they face Japan, and later Jamaica The prodigal son of South African football could hardly contain himself yesterday ...

FC Twente preserved their two-point lead at the top of the Eredivisie after beating free-scoring Ajax 1-0. Steve McClaren's side just about deserved the win given to them by Bryan Ruiz's solitary goal two minutes into the second half.

Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam, Belgium club Anderlecht and Hapoel Tel Aviv on Thursday closed in on a place in the knock-out stage of the Europa League with good victories.

Mark van Bommel returned to the Netherlands squad Friday for the first time this season for friendlies against Italy and Paraguay.

Red cards dominated Thursday's action in the Europa League as several clubs ended their matches with just nine players after having two men sent off.

Ajax put themselves on the brink of qualification for the last 32 with a comfortable Europa League win away to nine-man Dinamo Zagreb.

When Luis SuA rez scored AFC Ajax's fifth goal in the 5-1 victory against Feyenoord on Sunday, the penalty was the forward's 16th league goal of what is shaping up to be a potentially record-breaking season for the Uruguayan international.

Former Netherlands international Johan Cruyff has been named coach of Catalonia, the autonomous Spanish community's football federation said on Monday.

Ajax moved within three points of Eredivisie leaders FC Twente with a 5-1 thrashing of nine-man Feyenoord.

Manchester United have joined the chase for Ajax's serial goal scorer Luis Suarez, according to a report in The Sunday Times this morning.