Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax,also known as AFC Ajax,Ajax Amsterdam,or commonly 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.
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association,more commonly known by its acronym FIFA,is the international self-regulatory 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 Zurich,Switzerland,its membership now comprises 211 national associations. These national associations must also be members of one of the six regional confederations: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 Ajax,Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. He was most recently the manager of Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor.
Willem II Tilburg,commonly known simply as Willem II,is a Dutch football club based in Tilburg,Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie,the top tier of Dutch football,following promotion from the Eerste Divisie in the 2023–24 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 (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 midfielder who was most recently 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. 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 Zürich,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 Zürich,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.
Steven Berghuis is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. He can play as either a winger or an attacking midfielder.
Kenny Joelle Tete is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Fulham.
Jacob "Jaap" van Praag was a Dutch football administrator and chairman for local football club Ajax.
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 an iron rod launched onto the pitch by an Ajax supporter from the F-side hooligan group. 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. Figo is widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest wingers in the history of the sport.
