US EditionPSV wins Dutch soccer title after dramatic late-season collapse by Ajax
- PSV won the Eredivisie title on Sunday by defeating Sparta Rotterdam 3-1 and finishing one point ahead of Ajax.
- With just five matches remaining, Ajax was ahead by nine points, but a subsequent run of four games without a win allowed PSV to close the gap and ultimately overtake them.
- PSV’s goals were scored by Perisic, De Jong, and Tillman, with the latter securing the victory in the 84th minute following a cross and an error from the opposing team.
- At 61 years and 178 days old, PSV coach Peter Bosz set a record as the eldest to secure a Dutch league title, while Ajax players and staff reacted emotionally, with some shedding tears.
- PSV's victory sealed a turbulent title race marked by Ajax's late collapse and both teams qualifying for next season's Champions League.
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Early in the second half at the Johan Cruyff Arena on Sunday, the vibes were very Amsterdam. Very Ajax. Every single word of Three Little Birds was being sung in the tribunes. And then, Sparta Rotterdam scored and the crowd went wild. Maybe every little thing really is gonna be all right.Jordan Henderson had given the Amsterdammers a half-time lead against Twente, but just before that Ivan Perisic put PSV 1-0 against Sparta, and the Eindhoven cl…
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Thanks to a catch-up hunt, the PSV Eindhoven is again the Dutch football champion. With a 3-1 at Sparta Rotterdam, the Eindhoveners secured the title defense on Sunday in the last round, Ajax Amsterdam became second. On 30 March, a preliminary decision seemed to have been made in Eredivisie. Ajax defeated PSV away 2:0 and took nine points ahead of him. However, the 37th title began to shake in front of his eyes. In the four games before the fina…
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