AZ rewards coach Leeroy Echteld with a contract extension three weeks after the cup triumph

The bullet is in the church. After being extensively weighed at the AZ Waag, interim Pope Leeroy Echteld may remain as head coach of the club from Alkmaar until 2028. For the 57-year-old Amsterdammer, it is the ultimate reward for the way he prepared AZ for the spectacular cup triumph in De Kuip in April.

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