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Is business about to tarnish the beauty of football?

The ajax starting lineup in a past match [Courtesy]

‘Ajax cannot compete financially. Our wage budget for the first, second and youth teams is €28m. That's what Gareth Bale earns in a year,' - Those were the exact words of Ajax’s Director of Football and former Arsenal Great Marc Overmars.

It breaks the hearts of football lovers to find out that a squad that brought down the mighty Los Blancos in the Champions League will be no more next season.

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