Ajax have appointed Maurice Steijn as their new head coach. Steijn, 49, joins from Sparta Rotterdam after guiding them to a sixth-place finish in Eredivisie last season. He replaces John Heitinga who leaves the club after six months in charge. Director of football, Sven Mislintat, said: “Maurice is now roughly 20 years active as a trainer in professional football, of which 10 years as head coach. “With all the clubs he worked for, the results exceeded the expectations. So, he has shown multiple times with his teams that he is a real overperformer. He is ready for a step up,...