Head coach Francesco Farioli has left Ajax in the wake of an end-of-season collapse that cost them the Eredivisie title.Ajax were top of the Dutch top flight with a nine-point lead with seven games to go but on Sunday ended up finishing a point behind champions PSV Eindhoven.

Francesco Farioli has resigned from his post as Ajax manager, citing a difference in "vision" and "timeframes" for club's goals.

Ajax manager Francesco Farioli has announced his decision to leave the club after just a single season in charge. The news comes just a day after Ajax’s collapse in the title run-in led to PSV Eindhoven winning the Dutch title on a tense final day in the Eredivisie.