🎤 Because of Harry Styles: this club can't host the play-offs at home?! | OneFootball

If Ajax Amsterdam reaches the qualification playoffs for the European places in May, the club may, according to a report by ‘Goal.com’, have to forgo playing them at their home Johan Cruyff Arena.

This situation would arise if Ajax finish no higher than fifth in the table — places five to eight mean participation in the playoffs for the European spots.

The Amsterdam side are currently in fifth place in the Dutch Eredivisie.

What is almost certain: these probably won’t be home games.

According to the report, the Ajax stadium will not be available for either the playoff semi-final on 21 May or the final on 24 May.

The reason is none other than superstar Harry Styles. Several of his concerts are scheduled during that period.

The pop star will perform in Amsterdam in May & June.

Ajax will therefore likely have to switch to another stadium. Another possibility would be to give up home advantage — though whether the club’s management would agree to that remains to be seen, according to ‘Goal.com’.

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“The stadium is generally reserved for Ajax’s Eredivisie, cup and European matches, but the period from mid-May to mid-July is an exception,” an Arena spokesperson told ‘ANP’ in March.

A similar problem had already threatened Ajax two years ago, when the stadium was reserved for the event “De Toppers”.

In the end, however, the club managed to qualify for a European competition through the league.

Whether they can do so again this year remains to be seen. They would likely need to finish at least fourth, but even then direct qualification would still depend on other factors.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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