The club is named after one of Greek mythology's most famous heroes: Ajax the Great. In "The Iliad," Ajax fights in the Trojan War alongside his cousin, Achilles.

The Dutch players’ union, VVCS, has criticised Ajax for what it described as an “improper employment” practice after the club brutally informed Chuba Akpom and six other players via WhatsApp that they ...

Ajax and Panathinaikos took a remarkable 34 penalties to decide their Europa League third-round qualifying tie on ... the Greek side leveled the tie with an 89th-minute goal from Tetê in the ...

Greek archaeologists say they have unearthed the remains of a 13th Century BC palace linked to the legendary warrior-king Ajax. In Homer's classic tale The Iliad the Achaean hero Ajax the Great fought ...

Ajax are considering bringing Dusan Tadic back to Amsterdam, but must be ready for bad news. According to Greek media, the Serbian is in the picture at a number of clubs in the Greek Super ...

During the second Persian invasion, in 480 B.C., Xerxes the Great initially gained a victory at the Battle of Thermopylae, but he was decisively beaten later that year by the Greek navy at the ...

Ajax by Sophocles. Production by the National Theatre of Greece. Final performance part of the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama. August 5-6.

Why Ajax and so many Dutch clubs have names from Greek myth. Story by Tom Chambers • 1y. T ales of the gods and monsters of Greek and Roman mythology have been told for millennia, ...

Ajax are considering bringing Dusan Tadic back to Amsterdam, but must be ready for bad news. According to Greek media, the Serbian is in the picture at a number of clubs in the Greek Super League.