Ajax fans honour their club’s trophies, like the ‘Cup with the big ears’ and their championship dishes. The championship ceremony has religious overtones: the procession to ArenA stadium along roads lined with fans, the raising of the trophy, communal singing, all dressed in red and white. Ajax is no monotheistic religion, each generation of fans has their own idols.
Ajax, the religion
They call Ajax’s footballers the demigods. Fans come from all kinds of backgrounds, jobs, religions and nationalities. And not just in Amsterdam. Avid Ajax supporters trek to the capital for home games and celebrations from every province. There are Ajax fans abroad too.
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