Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax,also known as AFC Ajax,Ajax Amsterdam,or simply Ajax,is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam,that plays in the Eredivisie,the top tier in Dutch football. Historically,Ajax is the most successful club in the Netherlands,with 36 Eredivisie titles and 20 KNVB Cups. It has continuously played in the Eredivisie,since the league's inception in 1956 and,along with Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven,it is one of the country's "big three" clubs that have dominated that competition.
FIFA is the international governing body of association football,beach soccer,and futsal. It was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium,Denmark,France,Germany,the Netherlands,Spain,Sweden and Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich,Switzerland,its membership now comprises 211 national associations. These national associations must each also be members of one of the six regional confederations into which the world is divided:CAF (Africa),AFC,UEFA (Europe),CONCACAF,OFC (Oceania) and CONMEBOL.
Joseph "Sepp" Blatter is a Swiss former football administrator who served as the eighth President of FIFA from 1998 to 2015. He has been banned from participating in FIFA activities since 2015 as a result of the FIFA corruption case made public that year,and will remain banned until 2027.
Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a Dutch former football player,coach and sporting director. He played as a striker,most notably for AFC Ajax,FC Barcelona and the Netherlands national team.
Prince Ali bin Hussein is the third son of King Hussein of Jordan,and the second child of the king by his third wife,Queen Alia. He is also the half brother of King Abdullah II. He is a member of the Hashemite family,which has ruled Jordan since 1921 and claims to be a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Willem II,also known as Willem II Tilburg,is a Dutch football club based in Tilburg,Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie,the second tier of Dutch football,following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. The club was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia. On 12 January 1898,the club was renamed Willem II after Dutch king William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849),who,as Prince of Orange and commander of the Dutch army,had his military headquarters in Tilburg during the Belgian uprising of 1830,spent much time in the city after becoming king,and died there.
Phillip John-William Cocu is a Dutch professional football manager and former player,he is the manager of Vitesse.
Nils Lennart Johansson was a Swedish sports official who served as the fifth and,to date,longest-serving president of UEFA,the Union of European Football Associations. He served in the position from his election at the UEFA Congress in 1990 until 2007. In June 1998,he contested the FIFA presidential election against Sepp Blatter,losing by 111 votes to 80.
David Alan Gill is a British football executive,formerly chief executive of Manchester United and a vice-chairman of The Football Association. He served as vice-chairman of the G-14 management committee until the G-14 was disbanded. He sits on the UEFA Executive Committee as of 2013. Gill was elected as a FIFA Vice-President sitting on the FIFA Council in 2015;rejecting this position in protest at Sepp Blatter until Blatter announced his resignation as FIFA President,following the 2015 FIFA corruption case.
Jong Ajax,also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2,is a Dutch association football team,the reserve team of Ajax. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.
The FIFA Council is an institution of FIFA. It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of FIFA Congress. Its members are elected by the FIFA Congress. The council is a non-executive,supervisory and strategic body that sets the vision for FIFA and global football.
The 61st FIFA Congress was held between 31 May and 1 June 2011 at the Hallenstadion in Zurich,Switzerland. FIFA is the governing body of world association football,and the congress is the annual meeting of FIFA's supreme legislative body. This is the eighth congress to be held in Zurich,and the first since 2007. After an opening ceremony and a reminder of FIFA events and activities in 2010,the second day witnessed decisions taken,and the unveiling of the 2010 financial results. The opening ceremony was presented by Melanie Winiger,and featured singer Grace Jones,hammered dulcimer player Nicolas Senn,and juggler Alan Šulc.
AFC Ajax NV is mostly known as a football club. Since 17 May 1998 the club is registered as a Naamloze vennootschap (N.V.) listed on the stock exchange Euronext Amsterdam. As a company the club strives to make a profit through ticket sales,as well as through income accumulated by competing in national,continental and global football. Half of the revenue is generated through club merchandise,advertising,and income from selling broadcasting rights.
Jacob (Jaap) van Praag was a Dutch football administrator and chairman for local football club Ajax Amsterdam.
The Iron rod incident was an incident of football hooliganism at the De Meer Stadion of Dutch football club Ajax Amsterdam on 27 September 1989. During a home match against Austria Wien,the Austrian goalkeeper Franz Wohlfahrt was struck by a metal iron rod launched onto the pitch by the Ajax hooligan firm F-side. As a result,Ajax had to concede the match by default and were excluded from competing in European football for a year.
The 65th FIFA Congress was held at the Hallenstadion in Zürich,Switzerland,from 28 to 29 May 2015.
In 2015,United States federal prosecutors disclosed cases of corruption by officials and associates connected with the Fédération internationale de Football Association (FIFA),the governing body of association football,futsal and beach soccer.
The 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress was held at the Hallenstadion in Zürich,Switzerland,on 26 February 2016. This special session of the FIFA Congress,called as a result of the 2015 FIFA corruption case,included the passage of a major statutory reforms proposal as well as the election of Gianni Infantino to replace Sepp Blatter as the President of FIFA.
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a winger for Sporting CP,Barcelona,Real Madrid and Inter Milan. He won 127 caps for the Portugal national team,a one-time record that has since been bettered by Pepe,Cristiano Ronaldo and João Moutinho.
