Ajax fire Director of Football Sven Mislintat with immediate effect, hours after fans vandalised their stadium to get match with rivals Feyenoord abandoned while 3-0 down

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Ajax have fired Director of Football Sven Mislintat with immediate effect after the anarchical scenes at the club’s game against Feyenoord on Sunday.  

On Saturday, he shocked Ajax players by storming into the dressing room to talk about the possible dismissal of head coach Maurice Steijin.

But following Sunday’s chaotic scenes, the club confirmed on social media that it is Mislintat who has been shown the door.  

The club posted on X (fka Twitter): ‘Ajax has ended the collaboration with Director of Football Sven Mislintat with immediate effect. The lack of broad support within the organisation is the reason behind this decision.’

Dutch side have struggled of late and are winless in four matches – which was looking to be five games before the Sunday fixture was curtailed.

Ajax fired their Director of Football Sven Mislintat with immediate effect on Sunday night

Ajax’s league game against Feyenoord was abandoned after fans threw flares on the pitch 

Head coach Steijin was not said to be present during the time of Mislintat’s warning on Saturday, with ‘several people confirming’ the story to Dutch news outlet De Telegraaf. 

On Wednesday, Pier Eringa, the supervisor board chairman, told staff that Mislintat would ‘operate from the shadows and no longer be present at matches’. The following day, ten-man Ajax draw 3-3 with Marseille in the Europa League.

The director was under external investigation for ‘conflicts of interest in transfers’. De Telegraaf stated that the majority of those at Ajax ‘wanted Mislintat to be suspended pending the investigation’.

On Sunday, ugly scenes at the Johan Cruyff Arena saw fans throwing flares onto the pitch during the game, while riot police were filmed charging at supporters on horseback outside of the stadium. 

Parts of the Johan Cruyff Arena were said to be ‘destroyed’ during the chaos on Sunday night. 

‘De Klassieker has been permanently suspended after repeated fireworks on the field,’ the Eredivisie said in a statement.

Ajax have made a miserable start to the Eredivisie season, winning just once in four matches

After the game was suspended, head coach Maurice Steijin declared it was a ‘jet black day’

‘More information on playing out this game will follow later.’

Manager Steijn said following the suspension that ‘it is a jet black day, [and] this makes it even worse’.

Now Ajax, who sit 14th in the Dutch Eredivisie, have confirmed the exit of Mislintat, as they begin to try and settle matters after a turbulent time on and off the pitch. 

Ajax finished third last season and failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 13 seasons. They had finished champions seven times and runners-up another five over the previous 12 seasons overall.

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