Football: Dutch club Ajax melts league trophy into star gifts for fans 12 May, 2021 05:15 PM 2 minutes to read Ajax share their latest title success with 42,000 of their fans by melting down the Eredivisie trophy to make silver stars. Video / AFC Ajax via YouTube Ajax share their latest title success with 42,000 of their fans by melting down the Eredivisie trophy to make silver stars. Video / AFC Ajax via YouTube AP Ajax has melted down its Dutch league trophy to give a tiny silver star to all 42,000 season-ticket holders who were locked out of games during the coronavirus pandemic. The storied Amsterdam club published movie-like videos Wednesday of the Eredivisie trophy - a wide silver plate — being torched and recast into small stars.