At Jong Ajax, no one can keep a dry eye when Mark Verkuijl pays tribute to his deceased girlfriend before kick-off

Young Ajax coach Willem Weijs stood emotionally in front of the ESPN camera on Monday evening prior to the Kitchen Champion Division match with RKC. The news about the death of Mark Verkuijl’s girlfriend hit Amsterdam like a bomb, the coach said. Jong Ajax therefore preferred not to play, but that request could not be granted by the KNVB.

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