David Neres

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The general consensus was that Ajax had one shot and missed the target spectacularly. Photograph: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images
Ajax handle the heartbreak with philosophy of ‘live in the future’

Champions League Group H: Ajax v Chelsea Kick-off: 5.55pm. Venue: Johan Cruyff Arena. On TV: Live on BT Sport 3, Virgin Media. The challenge for Aja(...)

Neymar with his son watches from the stands before the Copa America final. Photograph: Getty Images
Without Neymar, Brazil became fully Tite-ist and won

Brazil winning a Copa América at home cannot be said to be a surprise. They have hosted the tournament five times and, after beating Peru 3-1 in the f(...)

Donny van de Beek scores Ajax’s early opener against Spurs. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty
Ajax’s Van de Beek makes Spurs wait before delivering Dutch gold

With 15 minutes gone at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium there was a moment where the air seemed to disappear out of the ground, sucked up past the roofl(...)

Ajax Amsterdam CEO Edwin van der Sar: ‘We reflected a bit on the old success from 95. We wanted to combine the abundance of young talent with experience.’ Photograph: Massimo Pinca/Reuters
Ajax bosses look to glorious past to inspire young players

Last season, as Ajax’s future balanced on a gossamer thread, the club’s hierarchy called in seven of their most talented youngsters for a special talk(...)

Ajax’s Matthijs de Ligt celebrates scoring their second goal with Daley Blind and team-mates during the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Juventus at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. Photograph: Alberto Lingria/Reuters
Ajax add Juventus to their conquests as they march on to semi-finals

Juventus 1 Ajax 2 (Ajax win 3-2 on agg) First Real Madrid, now Juventus. What a story this Champions League campaign is turning into for Ajax, who pr(...)

Ajax’s Brazilian forward David Neres celebrates after scoring against Real Madrid. Photograph: Getty Images
Ajax and Juventus set up second leg classic with Amsterdam draw

Ajax 1 Real Madrid 1 Never mind the gaping difference in budgets; never mind the fairytale narrative that has captivated Europe. Ajax could not beat (...)

Ajax’s Dusan Tadic celebrates scoring their third goal with David Neres, Hakim Ziyech and Nicolas Tagliafico during the Champions League round of 16 second leg against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters
Ajax storm Bernabeu to send champions Real Madrid crashing out

Real Madrid 1 Ajax 4 (Ajax win 5-3 on agg) Real Madrid have been European Champions for 1012 days, but their time is up. In 89 days, the final will b(...)

Ajax players celebrate after beating Lyon to reach the Europa League final. Photo: EPA
Who are the Ajax starlets Man United will face in Stockholm?

Dutch giants Ajax will face Manchester United in the Europa League final in Stockholm next week. While the English club have employed a blend of yout(...)

Justin Kluivert, David Neres and Bertrand Traore of Ajax celebrate the 4-1 win over Lyon. Photograph: Getty Images
‘The only way we’ve a chance’ - Ajax return to Johan Cryuff vision

It is a cold Thursday morning at Ajax’s De Toekomst complex, where the canteen doubles as a trophy room, the sheer weight of football knowledge can be(...)