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AMSTERDAM — Ajax has parted company with coach Maurice Steijn with the biggest team in the Netherlands languishing in next-to-last place in the Dutch league after just one win from its opening seven games. Steijn only joined from Sparta Rotterdam in the offseason. He signed a three-year deal. The mutual decision for Steijn to leave was taken after a 4-3 loss at Utrecht that left Ajax one point off last place. Ajax's last win in an competition came on Aug. 24. Hedwiges Maduro, a former Ajax player, will take temporary charge of the team starting with the trip to Brighton in the Europa League on Thursday.
