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The largest stadium in the Netherlands and the home of the great football club Ajax, the Johan Cruijff ArenA opened in 1996 in the Bijlmer district to the south-east of the centre, and was the first stadium in Europe to be fitted with a fully retractable roof. Built over almost three years at considerable cost and opened by Queen Beatrix with a match against the Italian giants of Milan, it was conceived as a multi-functional arena from the outset, able to host not only football but also concerts...