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Ajax

Ajax are turning back the clock 30 years after hitting an historic rock bottom. In an attempt to solve the enormous crisis at the club, Louis van Gaal and Michael van Praag have been asked to play their part in reviving the Amsterdam giants.

Van Gaal as head coach and Van Praag as chairman were highly successful during the1990s, leading the Amsterdammers to the top of the club game, clinching the1992 UEFA Cup and, of course, the1995 Champions League. Those were the good old days that Ajax and their supporters can now only

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