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Sport Football is a favourite sport in Amsterdam and the city is home to Ajax (website: www.ajax.nl), one of the top Dutch football teams, who play at the Amsterdam Arena, Arena Boulevard 29 (tel: (020) 311 1444; fax: (020) 311 1480), and regularly play big European matches. If there are no matches being played visitors can still look around the Arena’s World of Ajax museum (tel: (020) 311 1333), which charts the history of the club. Admission to the museum is €8. A valid passport is required to buy tickets match tickets. The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) organises the Dutch Football League, which is divided into the Eredivisie (major league) and Eerste Divisie (premier league). Ajax is one of the most successful teams in the major league, along with PSV Eindhoven and Reyenoord Rotterdam. A truly spectacular sight in Amsterdam in winter is a frozen canal, all the more so when the local people don their skates and claim the smart Keizergracht as their own fun ice rink. Formula One racing fans will want to visit Zandvoort, five kilometres (three miles) west of Haarlem, where the Dutch Grand Prix is held. Tickets to sporting events are available for purchase direct from the football clubs and individual venues. Fitness centres: Sporting Club Leidseplein, Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 18 (tel: (020) 620 6631; fax: (020) 638 3531), offers aerobics, tennis and fitness facilities. It is open Monday to Friday 1000-2400 and Saturday and Sunday 1000-1800. A day card costs €11.40. Fitness Aerobic Centre Jansen, Rokin 109-111 (tel: (020) 626 9366), is open Monday to Friday 1000-2230 and Saturday and Sunday 1200-2000. A day card costs €12. Golf: Golf en Conference Centre, Borchlandweg 6 (tel: (020) 697 5000; fax: (020) 697 1306), is a nine hole public course, where the green fees are €15. It is located a ten-minute walk from Duivendrecht metro station. Tennis: Sporting Club Leidseplein, Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 18 (tel: (020) 620 6631; fax: (020) 638 3531), provides tennis facilities. It is open Monday to Friday 1000-2400 and Saturday and Sunday 1000-1800. A day card costs €11.40. |
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