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Ajax Melts Down League Trophy And Shares With 42,000 Season-Ticket Holders

Ajax Amsterdam have found an ingenious way to reward their fans for putting up with missing much of a title-winning season, melting down their Eredivisie trophy to give tiny silver stars to more than 42,000 season-ticket holders.

Each star will weigh 3.45g and contain 0.06g from the trophy, which was awarded to Ajax for their 35th league triumph, with the Royal Dutch Football Association giving the club a replica to display in their trophy cabinet.

The False 9 Was Once Guardiola’s Secret Weapon, Now It’s His Unstoppable Truth

MANCHESTER, England - Even the best players in the world have not been spared Pep Guardiola's attacking tactical innovations.

"I was called up to Guardiola's office and he said he had thought about me playing as a false nine," Barcelona's Lionel Messi said last year. "He was going to put Samuel Eto'o and Thierry Henry on the outside, and I was going to play as the false center forward."

NYCFC Contest Gifts Sleeve Sponsorship To Bronx-Based Chocolate Company

New York City Football Club will become the first Major League Soccer (MLS) club to feature a small business on their shirts as the team have gifted their sleeve sponsorship to a Bronx craft chocolate company, Reuters has learned on Monday.

NYCFC, through a contest designed to help a local business impacted by COVID-19, surprised Sol Cacao with the prime advertising space to go along with the winning prize of a full partner package.

Arjen Robben Returns From 7-Month Injury Nightmare With Vintage Performance

The return of Arjen Robben to boyhood club Groningen after a year of retirement was one of the feel-good stories of last summer’s transfer window. But for all his legendary contributions at Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, the threat of injury always hovered around the “Man of Glass”, even at the height of his physical power.

It’s Very Easy To See Why Barcelona’s Interested In 17-Year-Old Cade Cowell

On Monday, 17-year-old San Jose Earthquakes forward Cade Cowell was handed Player of the Week honors for Matchday 3 of the 2021 MLS season. 

With one goal and two assists in San Jose’s 4-1 win over D.C. United, the teenager now has a league-leading three assists and two goals from six shots on target after three games.

Cruz Azul Dedica Su Triunfo En Concachampions A Víctima Del Accidente Del Metro En CDMX

Cruz Azul sumó una nueva victoria a su colección 2021, al vencer por 1-0 al Toronto FC y avanzar a las semifinales de la Liga de Campeones de la Concacaf. Sin embargo, más allá de los registros, el triunfo de los celestes tuvo un cariz emocional, luego de que el equipo dedicara su actuación a Ismael Salazar, una de las víctimas en el accidente en la Línea 12 del Metro de la CDMX.

Salazar fue uno de los 25 fallecidos luego del desplome de un tren entre las estaciones Olivos y Tezonco, en un incidente que causa desazón e indignación en México. 

Sporting Stuns Barça With 4 Straight Goals In 4-3 Futsal Champions League Final Win

The 2020-21 UEFA Futsal Champions League came to a dramatic conclusion in Zadar, Croatia, on Monday night with 2019 winner Sporting CP playing 2020 champion Barcelona.

Barça advanced to the final behind the play of two-time Best Player in the World Ferrão. The 30-year-old Brazilian scored a hat-trick in the club’s semifinal win over Kairat Almaty, adding to the goal he scored against Dobovec in the quarters.

Wes Hoolahan's Late-Career Revival Has Cambridge Nearing An Unexpected Promotion

When Wes Hoolahan was released by West Bromwich Albion at the end of the 2018-19 campaign, it appeared his career was as good as finished.

The Irish international had played just 114 minutes in the Championship for the Baggies that year, and did not make a single appearance in the final three months of the season.

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