Due to the passing of club icon Bennie Muller, Ajax 1, Ajax U23, and Ajax Women will play wearing mourning bands this weekend. One minute of silence will also be held before the home match against RKC.
Ajax received the saddening news that the former Ajax midfielder had passed away on Wednesday. Muller played 426 official matches for Ajax 1 between 1958 and 1970. He was 85 years old.
The mourning bands will be worn during Willem II - Ajax U23 on Friday evening, Ajax Women - Excelsior on Saturday afternoon and Ajax - RKC in the Johan Cruijff ArenA on Sunday.
On Wednesday, Ajax received the sad news that Bennie Muller had passed away. With his passing, Ajax loses a club icon. Bennie Muller played 426 official matches in Ajax 1 between 1958 and 1970.
Jordan Henderson is officially an Ajacied. The English midfielder is 'overwhelmed' to start playing in the Johan Cruijff ArenA and hopes to help Ajax find their way up. "It's been a tough year for Ajax, both on and off the pitch", Henderson says. "That's the same for me in the past six months. So, hopefully, we can help each other to move forward and be successful in the near future."
When a plane from England landed at Schiphol-East on Thursday, January 18, 13:33, Jordan Henderson’s adventure at Ajax had started. He is awaited by curious journalists from the United Kingdom who hope to catch a glimpse of the 81-time international. But Henderson has no time to lose. A busy day awaits the 33-year-old midfielder.