U.S. international striker Aron Johannsson scored in the first half for AZ, in what was the lone bright spot in a 5-1 defeat to Heerenveen in the Eredivisie. Trailing 2-0 in the 40th minute, Johannsson chested down a ball over the top in the box, and calmly finished past goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt. It was Johannsson's 18th goal across all competitions this season. Unfortunately for AZ, th...Full Story »

July 27 (Reuters) - Siem de Jong scored an extra-time winner as Ajax Amsterdam came from two goals down to beat AZ Alkmaar 3-2 and win the season-opening Johan Cruijff Schaal in Amsterdam on Saturday. AZ went ahead after halftime through the Icelandic pair of Johann Berg Gudmundsson in the 51st minute and Aron Johannsson 16 minutes later. Ajax hit back swiftly with goals from their Sca...Full Story »

The agent of Aron Johannsson has insisted Arsenal have not been in touch regarding a possible move for the AGF forward. The 21-year-old Icelandic striker has set the Danish Superliga alight this season with ten goals in as many games for Aarhus outfit AGF. Speculation has suggested that Arsenal are interested in Johannsson after he grabbed their attention with a four-minute hat-trick in a le...Full Story »