Ajax: Hark the Herald Angels Sing is a football documentary that goes behind on the scenes at Ajax Amsterdam

Ajax Amsterdam

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...

 football club during the 1999/2000 season.

It was sanctioned by the club as they were expecting a successful season but 1999/2000 was one of the worst seasons suffered by Ajax in recent history and the DVD did not show Ajax in good light.

The documentary shows footage of board room and meetings and also their football camp in Ghana.

Cast

• Danny Blind
  Danny Blind
  Dirk Franciscus "Danny" Blind is a football coach and former Dutch international player. He played as a defender for Sparta Rotterdam, AFC Ajax and the Dutch national team.Blind was born in Oost-Souburg, Netherlands...
  
  
• Cristian Chivu
  Cristian Chivu
  Cristian Eugen Chivu is a Romanian footballer. He currently plays for Internazionale of the Italian Serie A. He usually plays as a left back but can play as a center back as well as in defensive midfield when needed....
  
  
• Bobby Haarms
  Bobby Haarms
  Bobby Haarms was a Dutch professional football player and coach.-Playing career:Haarms joined the youth team of Ajax in 1947 and made his professional debut in 1952...
  
  
• Hans Westerhof
  Hans Westerhof
  Hans Westerhof is a Dutch football coach and currently technical director at Pachuca.As a player, Westerhof played for BV Veendam and BVO Cambuur of the Dutch First Division...
  
  
• Jan Wouters
• Richard Witschge
  Richard Witschge
  Richard Peter Witschge is a retired Dutch footballer. He could appear as either a left or a defensive midfielder.In an 18-year professional career, he played mainly for Ajax, but also represented, amongst other teams, Barcelona...
  
  
• Nikos Machlas
  Nikos Machlas
  Nikolaos Machlas is a Greek retired footballer and now chairman of OFI Crete. He finished his career as a striker for Cypriot team APOEL.-Club career:...
  
  

The following people are also featured whilst studying at the Ajax Academy.

• Gregory van der Wiel
  Gregory van der Wiel
  Gregory Kurtley van der Wiel is a Dutch international footballer who plays professionally for Ajax, as a right back.Born in Amsterdam to a father from Curaçao and a white Dutch mother, he is a product of the renowned Ajax youth system, who plays an attacking right back and is known for his speedy...
  
  
• Mitchell Donald
  Mitchell Donald
  Mitchell Donald is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Roda JC as a right midfielder. He previously played for AFC Ajax, where he went through the youth program.-Ajax:...
  
  
• Jeffrey Sarpong
  Jeffrey Sarpong
  Jeffrey Nana Darko Sarpong is a Ghanaian footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Real Sociedad in La Liga. He holds a Ghanaian passport, a Nigerian passport and a Dutch passport.-Ajax:...
  
  
• Donovan Slijngard
  Donovan Slijngard
  Donovan Carlos Saverio Slijngard , simply known as Donovan Slijngard, is a professional footballer who plays for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Sparta Rotterdam.-Ajax:...
  
  
• Nordin Amrabat
  Nordin Amrabat
  Nordin Amrabat is a Moroccan football player, who is currently playing for Kayserispor in the Turkish Süper Lig. He has played for Dutch national youth teams and has been called up for the senior national side one time. However, on October 1, 2009, Amrabat announced his decision to play for...
  
  
• Evander Sno
  Evander Sno
  Evander Sno is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. He has also featured for the Dutch under-21 and under-23 international teams. Sno typically plays in a defensive midfield role, but was utilised in nine different field positions...
  
  
• Jeremain Lens
  Jeremain Lens
  Jeremain Lens is a Dutch-Surinam footballer who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven. He is a versatile offensive player, the best known for his pace and stamina, primarily being used as a winger or a striker, but he can successfully play as a second striker. In August 2010 he received the first...
  
  
• Johnny Heitinga
  John Heitinga
  John Gijsbert Alan "Johnny" Heitinga is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for English Premier League club Everton and the Dutch national team. A product of Jong Ajax, he previously played for AFC Ajax and Atlético Madrid, before signing for Everton in 2009. Heitinga previously represented...