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Ajax: Arek Milik and Davy Kla-assen scored two goals each as 10-man Ajax beat AZ Alkmaar 4-1 to narrow the gap with Dutch league leaders PSV to a single point. Ajax shrugged off AZ with two goals in the opening half hour and two more in the second half despite going down to 10 men when Anwar El Ghazi was dismissed on the hour mark. Ajax advanced to 61 points, one behind the champions, with nine rounds left in the season. Greek champs: Olympiakos clinched a record-extending 43rd Greek Super League title with a 3-0 victory over Veria yesterday. David Fuster, the club captain, scored in each half before his blocked shot rebounded for Alan Pulido to add a late third goal and seal a straightforward win. Olympiakos retained the title with six matches to spare as they have a better head-to-head record over second-placed AEK Athens. FA probe: The English FA has launched a fresh investigation into coin-throwing after alleged incidents at both Stoke and QPR on Saturday. An FA spokesman yesterday said that the governing body was "aware and investigating" after reports from the Britannia Stadium and Loftus Road. The English FA was already looking into an incident in which West Bromwich...

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